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CROPS, VEGETABLES & HORTICULTURE Agronomy, Horticulture & Agriculture Extension Certified Crop Adviser Program Crop Degree Days Heat Unit Build-up for Growing Season Acreage Vegetables, Field Crops, Fruits, etc. Costs, Budget, Finance, Marketing, Insurance Biomass & Ethanol Vegetable & Crop Production Indexes to Crops (Over 3,000 Crops), Cover Crops & Alternative Field Crops Databases Decision Tools, Crop Tools, Agronomy Tools for Multiple Crops Production, Costs, Harvesting, etc. Specific Crops: Production, Costs, Harvesting, etc. Alfalfa ~ Avocado ~ Banana ~ Barley ~ Berry ~ Buckwheat Canola ~ Christmas Trees ~ Cocoa Coffee ~ Corn ~ Cotton ~ Grain ~ Herbs & Spices Macadamia Nut ~ Mushrooms ~ Oats Orchids ~ Peanuts ~ Pulses ~ Rice Sorghum & Sweet Sorghum Soybeans ~ Sugarbeets ~ Sugarcane ~ Sunflowers Tea ~ Triticale ~ Tobacco ~ Vegetables & Melons ~ Wheat Tropical Crops & Horticulture ~ African Crops Orchards, Fruits & Nuts Viticulture - Vineyards Storage, Silos, Shrink Factor, Storage Structures, Ventilation Seed Seed Costs, Seeding Rates, Pure Live Seed, Seed Drop Seed Mixtures for Restoration & Management of Declining Habitats Beet Seed ~ Corn Seed Oats, Barley, Rye, Wheat, etc. Seed Plant Spacing ~ Seed Production & Seed Processing Equipment Silage Production & Management Pollination ~ Plant Propagation Plant/Crop Pests - IPM ~ Plant Viruses ~ Replant Problems Postharvest Greenhouse Crops, Floriculture, Ornamentals, Container Gardens, Hanging Baskets, etc. Hydroponics Plant Breeding, Plant Research, Plant Tissue Culture Plant Nutrients ~ Turfgrass Gardening (Botany, Flowering Plants, Gardening, Container Gardens & Hanging Baskets Indoor Plants, Jungle Plants & Trees, Cycads & Palms, Festuca, Roses, etc.) Agriculture Center Calculators On-Line Center

Agronomy, Horticulture, Agriculture CROP SCIENCE DICTIONARIES & GLOSSARIES GLOSSARY OF CROP SCIENCE TERMS - Crop Science Society of America Multimedia Crop Science Glossary (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Publications or the Crop Science Society of America AGRONOMY COURSES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS Agronomy Courses, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guidelines, Handbooks, Manuals AGRONOMY GUIDE - College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Agronomy Courses, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences Examples of "Agronomy Guide" Subject Categories include Corn, Soybean, Forage, Small Grains, etc. Management Crop and Soil Management Pest Management FIELD CROPS: AGRONOMY FACTS - College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Field Crops Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences HORTICULTURE COURSES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS Horticulture & Organic Horticulture HORTICULTURAL & ORGANIC HORTICULTURAL CROPS - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Multimedia Organic Horticulture Technical Publications, Guides, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Horticulture & Organic Horticulture Crops "...Organic practices figure prominently in these publications, where you will also find information on alternative crops and enterprises..." Examples of "Horticulture & Organic Horticulture" Subject Categories include "...Fruits; Vegetables; Herbs and Flowers; Greenhouse Production; Agroforestry; etc..." For more information see the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Horticulture HORTICULTURE INFORMATION - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University and North Carolina A&T State University Multimedia Horticulture Databases, Lessons, Technical Publications, Guidelines, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Horticulture" Subject Categories include "...Commercial Vegetables; Commercial Organic Production; Commercial Specialty Crops; Commercial Small Fruits; Commercial Tree Fruits; Commercial Nursery Production; Commercial Flower Production; Landscape Design, Installation & Maintenance; Postharvest Handling of Horticultural Crops; etc..." For more information see North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Examples of Horticulture Lessons, Technical Publications, Guidelines include Commercial Vegetable Crops Commercial Vegetable Crops include "...Asparagus Production; Pole Bean Production; Beet Production; Cabbage Production; Cantaloupe Production; Cauliflower Production; Jerusalem Artichoke Production; etc..." Home Gardening Home Gardening Subject Categories include "...Flowers; Fruit; Landscape; Vegetables..." ORGANIC FARMING COURSES, GUIDES, HANDBOOKS, LESSONS, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS ORGANIC FARMING - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) Multimedia Organic Farming Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Organic Farming "...These resources offer guidance in preparing for certification, and in production methods for a range of organic crops and livestock..." Examples of "Organic Farming" Subject Categories include "...Organic Regulation, Certification, Transition & History; Organic Fruits; Organic Vegetables, Flowers and Herbs; Organic Field Crops; Organic Livestock; Organic Control of Pests; Organic Soils & Fertilizer Issues; Organic Marketing; etc..." For more information see Horticulture; Master Publication List; National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) ORGANIC FARMING COMPLIANCE HANDBOOK: A RESOURCE GUIDE FOR WESTERN REGION AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS - Editors: B. Baker, S.L. Swezey, D. Granatstein, S. Guldan & D. Chaney; Western Region SARE, UC SAREP, Washington State University, New Mexico State University & OMRI and hosted by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP), University of California, Davis Multimedia Organic Farming Compliance Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Organic Farming Compliance Handbook "...includes materials for use by agricultural professionals interested in what methods, materials, and practices are compatible and consistent with organic standards..." Examples of "Organic Farming" Subject Categories include "...Principles of Organic Production; National Organic Program Standards; Organic System Plan; Materials Compliance; Organic Marketing and Economics; etc..." For more information see Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SAREP) Certified Crop Adviser Programs CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER PROGRAM LECTURES CERTIFIED CROP ADVISER PROGRAM SELF-STUDY MODULES & EXAMS - America Society of Agronomy Multimedia Certified Crop Adviser Program (CCA) Self-Study Modules & Exams (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Certified Crop Adviser Program (CCA) Self-Study Modules" Subject Categories include "...Nutrient Management; Soil & Water Management; Pest Management; Crop Management; etc..." For more information see the Certified Crop Adviser or the America Society of Agronomy

Degree Days DEGREE-DAY: HEAT UNIT BUILD-UP FOR GROWING SEASON CALCULATORS DEGREE-DAY DATA AND MAPS OF U.S. - L. Coop, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology & the Integrated Plant Protection Center (IPPC), College of Science, Oregon State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Degree-Day Data & Maps "...are calculated daily using the GIS GRASS 5.4, and are based on 1) near-real time temperature data from numerous AgriMet, HydroMet, National Weather Service, RAWS, and Snotel weather stations..." With these maps, you can "...1. track the extent of degree-day (heat unit) build-up so far this growing season using 3 common thresholds: 32 degrees, 41 degrees, and 50 degrees F, 2. compare this year's heat unit build-up with 30-year historical average or "normal" heat units, 3. monitor deviations between the current year and normal heat-unit build..." For more information see Len Coop's Home Page or the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Acreage ACREAGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS LAND AREA CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ACREAGE CALCULATOR - Leap & Associates Inc., Middletown, Ohio Acreage Calculators include "...Rectangular or Square Fields Acreage Calculator; Triangular Fields Acreage Calculator; Parallelogram Fields Acreage Calculator (opposite Sides parallel); Trapezoid Fields Acreage Calculator (Two Sides Parallel); No Two Sides Parallel Acreage Calculators..." For more information see Leap & Associates Inc. LAND AREA CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada Acreage Calculators "...will measure the size of a field in acres and hectares. Measurements are put in for a field that is rectangular, round, or triangular. Sometimes land measure is recorded in rods or chains..." Land Area Calculators include: "...Rectangular Land Area Calculator; Circle Land Area Calculator; Triangle Land Area Calculator..." For more information see Area & Volume Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATOR - Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Pasture Acreage Calculator "...It is important to be aware of the precise acreage of your individual pastures. This figure is extremely important in planning stocking rates, seeding rates, and fertilizer and herbicide applications. Over- or under-estimation of square footage will diminish results or waste input dollars..." Pasture Acreage Calculators include: "...Circle Acreage Calculator; Rectangle Acreage Calculator; Square Acreage Calculator; Triangle Acreage Calculator; Oval Acreage Calculator..." For more information see Horse Pasture Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station

Crop & Vegetable Costs, Budget, Finance, Marketing, Insurance, etc. AGRICULTURE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AGRICULTURE CROP & VEGETABLE COSTS, BUDGET CALCULATORS AGRICULTURE CROP ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AGRICULTURE CROP INSURANCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) USDA - RMA "PRICES INQUIRY SYSTEM" - Risk Management Agency, USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Prices Inquiry System "...Provides the ability to retrieve Insurance Plan, Unit of Measure, Type Code, Practice Code, Option Code/Rate Class/Crush District, Cat Price/Cat Amount, Established Price/Reference Maximum Amount, Additional Price, Base Price, and Harvest Price by State and County for individual/all crop(s)..." For more information see Tools & Calculators or Risk Management Agency CONTRACT HARVESTING COSTS CALCULATOR - Australian Grain Harvesters Association Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Contract Harvesting Costs Calculator will "...calculate the yearly costs and the costs per hour of running your Contract Harvesting business..." Contract Harvesting Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: Fixed Costs "...Header & Front; Comb Trailer; Air Comptressor; Caravan; Liability; etc..." Variable Costs "...Engine Oil; Transmission Oil; Filters; Grease; Repairs & Maintenance; Labour; Fuel; etc..." For more information see Australian Grain Harvesters Association Inc. CROP BUDGET CALCULATORS - CROP PRODUCTION COSTS CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, APPLEWORKS, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Davis VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Each Crop Budget Calculator includes Introduction; Costs per Acre - Input "...This sheet shows production costs. You can alter the costs shown, add additional operations, and modify the timing of operations..." Costs per Acre - Ouput Monthly Costs - Output Ranging Analysis "...This worksheet shows costs and returns per acre at varying yields. You can change the default harvest costs, yields, and prices in the Input Table at the top of the sheet..." Some examples from over "60" Crop Budget Calculators include Alfalfa Budget Calculators; Almonds Budget Calculator; Apricots Budget Calculator; Artichokes Budget Calculator; Beans Budget Calculator; Broccoli Budget Calculator; Cabbage Budget Calculator; Carrots Budget Calculator; Cauliflower Budget Calculator; Cherries Budget Calculator; Corn Budget Calculator; Cotton Budget Calculator; Cucurbits Budget Calculator; Dates Budget Calculator; Eggplant Budget Calculator; Figs Budget Calculator; Grapes - Rasins Budget Calculator; Grapes - Table Grape Budget Calculator; Grapes - Wine Budget Calculator; Lemons Budget Calculator; Lettuce Budget Calculator; Olives Budget Calculator; Onions Budget Calculator; Peppermint Oil Budget Calculator; Pistachios Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Cost & Returns; Outreach or the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics CROP BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, APPLEWORKS, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Oregon State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "North Central, Central, etc." Each Crop Budget Calculator includes Budget Costs Inputs "...Variable Costs (Preharvets Costs; Harvest Costs; Other Costs); Fixed Costs (Cash Costs; Noncash Costs; etc.)..." Machinery Costs Inputs Vehicle Costs Inputs Prices & Rates Inputs; etc. Examples from over "50" Crop Budget Calculators include "...Blueberry Budget Calculator; Broccoli Budget Calculator; Carrots Budget Calculator; Clover Budget Calculator; Cucumbers Budget Calculator; Filberts Budget Calculator; Hazelnut Budget Calculator; Mustard Budget Calculator; Peas Budget Calculator; Potato Budget Calculator; Sugarbeets; etc..." For more information see Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics CROPS CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, APPLEWORKS, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Farm Management Resources, School of Economic Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Crop Calculators include "...Crop Price Calculator; Wheat Calculator (100% Owner/Operator); Wheat-Fallow Calculator (100% Owner/Operator); Wheat/Lease Calculator; Analyzing Dryland Crop Lease Calculators; Calculating Equitable Custom Rates; Custom Rate Calculator; Custom Plowing Example; Custom Raking Example; etc..." For more information see Farm Management Resources or the School of Economic Sciences CROP ENTERPRISE BUDGET CALCULATOR - Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Software; Resources or the Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology CROP ENTERPRISE COST AND RETURN CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Crop Enterprise Cost and Return Calculator "...allows you to estimate costs and revenues on a per acre basis for a set of selected crops within a given soil zone..." Crop Enterprise Cost and Return Calculator INPUT Values include: Soil Zone "...Black; Irragated; etc..." Crops "...Barley; Canola; Cereal Silage; Hay; Oats; Peas; Wheat; etc..." Crop Enterprise Cost and Return Calculator OUTPUT Values include: Revenue "...Yield Per Acre; Expected Market Price; etc..." Expenses "...Seed Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Herbicide, Fungicide & Isecticide Costs; Insurance; Labour; Irrigation Costs; etc..." For more information see Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development CROP PRODUCTION, FINANCE, & MARKETING (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Crop Production Calculators, Finance Calculators, & Marketing Calculators include: "...Analyze the Economics of Tillage Systems and Crop Mix Calculator; Cost of Production Calculator; Crop Share, Cash & Flexible Lease Calculator; Enterprise Budgeting Calculator; Crop Variable Cost Calculator; Fertilizer Cost Benefit Analysis Calculator; Haying System Enterprise Budgeting Calculator; etc..." For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics CROP PROFITABILITY CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, British Columbia, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Crop Profitability Calculator is "...designed for grain, oilseed, pulse and forage seed farms. There are 10 linked spreadsheets. Eight of them are specific to a crop and calculate the contribution margin for each crop. The ninth spreadsheet calculates net income and the return on investment and equity. The last one shows how sensitive profitability is to changes in crop prices and production costs. Crop Profitability Calculators include: Wheat Profitability Calculator; Barley Profitability Calculator; Oats Profitability Calculator; Canola Profitability Calculator; Peas Profitability Calculator; Forage Profitability Calculator; Corn Profitability Calculator; Soybeans Profitability Calculator; Grain Farm Profitability Calculator..." For more informaton see Business Management Tools; Business Management or the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands CROPS, SPECIALTY CROPS, VEGETABLES BUDGETING TOOLS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Crops, Specialty Crops & Vegetables Budget Calculators include: "...Alfalfa Hay Budget Calculators; Barley Budget Calculators; Canola Budget Calculators; Corn Budget Calculators; Oat Budget Calculators; Soybeans Budget Calculators; Wheat Budget Calculators; Ginseng Budget Calculators; Flax Budget Calculators; Hemp Budget Calculators; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Business Management Tools & Calculators; Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario

FARM MANAGEMENT - SMARTFORM: COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE - Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Management Costs & Returns per Acre Calculator INPUT Values include: Farm Production Method "...Conventional; ICM; Organic..." Farm Receipts "...Corn; Alfalfa; Apples; Peaches; Blueberries; Cranberries; Peppers; Cabbage; Cucumbers; Lettuce; Onions; Corn; etc..." Variable Costs "...Fertilizer; Labor; Fuel; etc..." Irrigation Costs "...Drip; Overhead; Solid Set; etc..." Repair & Maintenance Costs; Marketing Costs; etc. For more information see Farm Management: Crop Rotational Budgets; Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station FIELD CROP ENTERPRISE BUDGETS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - S. Isaacs, S. Goode & R. Trimble, Department of Agriculture Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Field Crop Budget" Calculators include "...Alfalfa Budget Calculator; No-Till Corn Budget Calculator; Conventional Corn Budget Calculator; Popcorn Budget Calculator; Corn Silage Budget Calculator; White Corn Budget Calculator; Grass Legume Hay Budget Calculator; Grain Sorghum Spreadsheet; No-Till Soybeans Spreadsheet; Barley/Soybeans Double Crop Budget Calculator; Wheat/Soybeans Double Crop Budget Calculator; Wheat Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Data and Software Applications; Budgets/Decision Aids; Publications & More or the Department of Agriculture Economics RISK CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - M.A. Diersen, Department of Economics, South Dakota State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Agriculture Risk" Calculators include "...Corn Risk Calculator; Soybeans Risk Calculator; Spring Wheat Risk Calculator; Winter Wheat Risk Calculatort..." For more information see Management Tools and Links or the Department of Economics UGA EXTENSION INTERACTIVE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS: VEGETABLE & CROPS (JAVA APPLETS) - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Enterprise Budgets "...Production practices, size of operation, yields or feed efficiency and prices vary among farms, regions and times of the year. For these reasons, interactive budgets have been developed which can easily be adjusted for each individual grower..." Examples of "Budget Calculators for Crops & Vegetables" include "...Corn Budget Calculators; Cotton Budget Calculators; Peanuts Budget Calculators; Squash Budget Calculators; Tobacco Budget Calculators; Tomatoes Budget Calculators..." For more information see Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics Biomass & Ethanol BIOMASS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ETHANOL CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES DATABASE - Biofuels, Office of Transportation Technologies, Department of Energy Multimedia Biomass Feedstock Composition Database (Text & Images). Biomass Feedstock Composition Database contains over 150 biomass samples "...designed to make data on chemical composition and physical properties of various biomass resources available to energy professionals in the scientific and engineering community..." Examples of "Biomass Feedstock Composition and Property Database" Categories include "...Agricultural Residues; Hardwood; Herbaceous Energy Crops; Softwood; etc..." For more information see For Researchers or the Biomass Program BIOMASS ENERGY COST CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: B. Jenkins, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of California, Davis; Hosted by the California Biomass Collaborative VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Biomass Energy Cost Calculators "...allow you to determine the cost of energy based on your own technical, financial, and economic assumptions...computes the level annual cost of energy in both current and constant dollars for a generic biomass power plant using a revenue requirements methodology..." For more information see the California Biomass Collaborative Tools; California Biomass Collaborative or Jenkins' Biomass Laboratory Some examples from over "6" Biomass Energy Cost Calculators include Generic Biomass Power Plant Model Calculator Generic Biomass Power Plant Model Calculator INPUT Values include: Capital Cost; Electrical and Fuel "...Net Plant Capacity; Capacity Factor Percentage; Net Station Efficiency; Fule Heating Value; etc..." Expenses "...Fuel Costs; Labor Costs; Maintenance Costs; etc..." Taxes; Income other than Energy; Financing; Depreciation; etc. Biomass Combined Heat and Power Calculator Biomass Combined Heat and Power Calculator INPUT Values include: Capital Costs; Electrical and Fuel "...Gross Electrical Capacity; Net Electrical Capacity; Fuel Ash Concentration; etc..." Heat "...Aggregate Fraction of Heat Recovered Percentage; Aggregate Sales Price for Heat..." Expenses; Taxes; Income other than Energy; Escalation/Inflation Rate; Financing; etc. Biomass Gasification - Power Generation Model Calculator Biomass Gasification - Power Generation Model Calculator INPUT Values include: Capital Costs "...Gasifier and Feedstock Handling System Capital Cost; Gas Cleaning System Capital Cost; Power Generation/Interconnect System Capital Cost; etc..." Electrical and Fuel Costs "...Gross Electical Capacity; Annual Hours; Annual Net Electricity Generation; Clean Gas Molecular Mass; Clean Gas Density; Clean Gass Lower Heating Value; etc..."; etc. THEORETICAL ETHANOL YIELD CALCULATOR - Biomass, Office of Transportation Technologies, Department of Energy VERY EXTENSIVE. Theoretical Ethanol Yield Calculator INPUT Values from the Dry Matter Weight Fraction of Polymeric Sugars include: "...C6 Weight Percentages for Glucan, Galactan, Mannan; C5 Weight Percentages for Xylan; Arabinan..." For more information see For Researchers or the Biomass Program

Crop & Vegetable Production INDEXES TO CROPS, COVER CROPS, ALTERNATIVE FIELD CROPS Indexes to Crops INDEX TO CROPS - Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Multimedia Crops Database, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Index to Crops Database "...contains over 3,000 crops..." Crop Modules for each Crop when available include "...Scientific and Common names; Uses; Folk Medicine; Chemistry; Description; Germplasm; Distribution; Ecology; Cultivation; Harvesting; Yields and Economics; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Cover Crops UC SAREP COVER CROP DATABASE - Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program (SARE), University of California, Davis Multimedia Cover Crop Database & Cover Crop Slide Shows (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. UC SAREP Cover Crop Database includes "...over 5,000 items gleaned from more than 600 separate sources, including journal articles, conference proceedings, standard textbooks, unpublished data, and personal communications from researchers and farmers..." Examples of Cover Crops include "...Annual Fescue; Annual Ryegrass; Berseem Clover; Buckwheat; Clovers (Trifolium) ; Common Vetch; Cowpea; Crimson Clover; Hairy Vetch; Kentucky Bluegrass; Meadow Barley; Mustards; Perennial Ryegrass; Rose Clover; Sorghum & Sudangras; etc..." For more information see UC SAREP Home Page MANAGING COVER CROPS PROFITABLY - Publisher: Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), 3rd Edition, 2007 Multimedia Managing Cover Crops Profitably Textbook - PDF, 240 Pages (Text & Images). Examples of "Managing Cover Crops Profitably" Textbook Chapters include "...Benefits of Cover Crops; Selecting the Best Cover Crops; Building Soil Fertility and Tilth with Cover Crops; Crop Rotations with Cover Crops; Cover Crop Species Nonlegume Cover Crops; Legume Cover Crops. Testing Cover Crops on Your Farm; Seed Suppliers; etc..." For more information see Managing Cover Crops Profitably Home Page; Publication Handbooks; Publications or the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) Alternative Field Crops ALTERNATIVE FIELD CROPS MANUAL - Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Multimedia Alternative Field Crops Manual (Text & Images). Examples of "Alternative Field Crops" include "...Adzuki Bean Production; Amaranth Production; Broomcorn Production; Chickpea Production; Comfrey Production; Cowpea Production; Fababean Production; Fieldbean Production; Field Pea Production; Flax Production; Garbanzo bean Production; Jerusalem Artichoke Production; Lentil Production; Lupin Production; Meadowfoam Production; Millets Production; Mungbean Production; Mustard Production; Popcorn Production; Quinoa Production; Safflower Production; Sesame Production; Spelt Production; Crambe Production; Ginseng Production; Guar Production; Hairy Vetch Production; Hops Production; Jojoba Production; Kenaf Production; Kochia Production; Psyllium Production; Vernonia Production; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture DECISION TOOLS, CROP TOOLS & AGRONOMY TOOLS FOR MULTIPLE CROPS Multiple Crops Production, Costs, Harvesting, etc. Calculators, Spreadsheets, etc. AGRICULTURE CALCULATORS - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Some examples from over "15" Crop Calculators include Crop Enterprise Cost and Return Calculator Crop Enterprise Cost and Return Calculator INPUT Values include Soil Zone "...Black; Brown; Dark Brown; Gray Wooded; Irrigation; etc..." Crops "...Canola; Cereal Silage; Wheat; Timothy; Feed Barley; Malt Barley; Mixed Hay; etc..." Revenue "...Yield Per Acre; Export Market Price; Other Revenue..." Expenses "...Seed Cost; Fertilizer Cost; Herbicides, Fungicide & Insecticide Costs; Hail and Crop Insurance Costs; Fuel, Oil, and Lube Costs; Machinery Repair Costs; Building Repair Costs; Labour Costs; Irrigation & Pumping Costs; Storage Costs; etc..." Rural Water Quality Information Tool (RWQIT) Rural Water Quality Information Tool (RWQIT) "...assesses the quality and suitability of raw water sources for privately owned and operated water supplies..." Grains, Forage and Straw Nutrient Use Calculator Grains, Forage and Straw Nutrient Use Calculator "...will help you to understand how much nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur, and calcium your crop will use for a given yield..." AG MANAGER'S CROP DECISION CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: M. Stockton & R. Wilson, West Central Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Crop Decision Calculators include "...Corn or Soybeans after Corn Calculator; Corn or Sorghum after Corn Calculator; Sorghum or Soybeans after Corn Calculator; Corn or Soybeans after Soybeans Calculator; Corn or Sorghum after Soybeans Calculator; Sorghum or Soybeans after Wheat Calculator; etc..." For more information see Ag Manager's Tools CROP DECISION TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "30" Crop Decisions Calculators include: Pasture Cost Improvement Budgets - Grass Calculators "...Improving the Existing Gass with Lime, Fertilizer, and Weed Control Calculator; Complete Renovation with a New Grass Seeding Calculator; Complete Renovation with a Legume - Grass Mixture Calculator..." Pasture Cost Improvement Budgets - Pasture Calculators "...Interseeding and No-till Renovation Calculator; Frost Seeding; Killed Sod, No-till Renovation Calculator; etc..." Pasture Cost Improvement Budgets - Hay Calculators "...Alfalfa or Alfafa-grass Hay Budget Calculator; etc..." Vegetable Budget Calculators "...Asparagus Calculator; Basil Calculator; Carrots Calculator; Garlic Calculator; Sweet Potatoes Calculator; Red Raspberries Calculator; etc..." Crop Production Costs Budget Calculators Corn following Corn Calculator; Corn following Soybean Calculator; Corn Silage following Corn Calculator; Herbicide tolerant Beans following Corn (herbicide tolerant) Calculator; Non-tolerant Soybeans following Corn Calculator; Non-tolerant drilled Soybeans following Corn Calculator; Low-till Corn following Soybeans Calculator; Low-till drilled Soybeans following Corn Calculator; Maintaining Improved Grass-Legume Pasture Calculator; Corn Silage Pricer Calculator; etc..." Grain Drying Cost Calculator; Crop Insurance Comparison Calculator; etc. For more information see Cost & Returns; Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension Some examples from Crop Decisions Spreadsheets include Breakeven Worksheet for Crops Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Breakeven Worksheet for Crops Calculator INPUT Values include Cash Expenditures "...Seed and Tech fees; Fertilizer and Lime Costs; Pesticides Costs; Fuel and Lubrication Costs; Machinery Repairs Costs; Hired Labor Wages and Benefits Costs; Property Taxes and Opkeep Costs; etc..." Cash Income "...USDA Payments; Other Cash Income; Acres in this Crop; Acres Rented; etc..." Noncash Costs "...Value of unpaid labor used for crops; Current market value of owned crop machinery; Current market value of owned crop buildings; Current market value of owned acres; Total debt owed on land, bldgs, & machinery; etc..." Corn Silage following Corn Calculator - Author: A. Holste Corn Silage following Corn Calculator INPUT Values include Preharvest Machinery Costs per Acre "...Chisel plow; Tandem disk; Apply nitrogen; Field cultivate; Plant; Cultivate; Spray; etc..." Seed & Chemicals Costs; Crop Insurance Costs; Interest on Preharvest Variable Costs; Interest Rate; Harvest Machinery Costs; etc. Interseeding and No-till Renovation Calculator - Author: A. Holste Interseeding and No-till Renovation Calculator INPUT Values include Pasture cost improvement budget for improving pasture by interseeding with legume "...Preharvest Machinery; Lime & Fertilizer; Herbicide; Seed; Labor; etc..." Maintaining Improved Grass Pasture Calculator - Author: A. Holste Maintaining Improved Grass Pasture Calculator INPUT Values include "...Machinery Costs; Fertilizer & Herbicde Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." CROP & HAY CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Crop & Hay Calculator Calculators include: "...Crop Rotation Analysis Calculator; Direct Seeding/No-Till Cost Estimates Calculator; Economic Damage Estimate from Gully Formation Calculator; Fertilizer Blend Calculator; Fuel Use Per Acre Calculator; Economics of Grass Seed Fertilization Calculator; etc..." For more information see Tools by Landuse; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Specific Crop Production & Management Manuals, Handbooks, Budgets, etc. ALFALFA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Alfalfa Variety Performance Databases ALFALFA VARIETY COMPARISON DATABASE - Wisconsin Team Forage, Fond du Lac County Agronomy, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Alfalfa Variety Performance Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Alfalfa Variety Performance Database is "...An on-line database giving you the ability to compare alfalfa variety performance data from a number of states and locations..." For more information see Decision Software; Forage Resources; Wisconsin Team Forage; Fond du Lac County Agronomy or the Cooperative Extension Alfalfa Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports ALFALFA - Authors: D. Putnam & J. Schmierer, Site Maintained by Y. Muppala, California Alfalfa Workgroup, University of California, Davis Multimedia Alfalfa Maunals, Courses, Spreadsheets, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Alfalfa" Maunals, Courses, Spreadsheets, etc. include Integrated Alfalfa Management of Mediterranean and Desert Zones Integrated Alfalfa Management of Mediterranean and Desert Zones is a "...24-chapter publication designed to provide detailed, scientifically-based comprehensive information about the growth, production, management, and utilization of alfalfa grown under irrigation..." Producing Alfalfa Examples from over "15" Producting Alfalfa Chapters include "...Stand Establishment; Variety Selection; Soil Fertility; Fertilization; Irrigation; etc..." Intermountain Alfalfa Management Examples from over "14" Intermountain Alfalfa Management Chapters inlclude "...Site Selection; Stand Extablishment; Irrigation; Weeds; Insects; Hay Curing, Baling and Storage; etc..." Alfalfa Plot Plan Creator - Spreadsheet Alfalfa Plot Plan Creator "...allows you to easily create forage plot plans..." ALFALFA SEED PRODUCTION AND PEST MANAGEMENT - Idaho Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission Multimedia Alfalfa Seed Production and Pest Management Manual (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "14" "Alfalfa Seed Production and Pest Management" Manual Chapters include "...Pollinators; Cultural and Management Practices; Plant Diseases; Honey Bee Pollination of Alfalfa; Alkali Bees Their Biology and Management for Alfalfa Seed Production; etc..." For more information see Idaho Alfalfa and Clover Seed Commission OKLAHOMA ALFALFA - Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Division of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, University of Oklahoma Multimedia Alfalfa Maunals, Courses, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Examples of "Oklahoma Alfalfa" Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports include Alfalfa Production Guide for the Southern Great Plains Examples from over "10" Alfalfa Production Guide for the Southern Great Plains Chapters include "...Stand Establishment; Fertilizing Alfalfa; Forage Yield & Quality; Haying: Handling & Storage; Grazing Alfalfa; Irrigation; etc..." Alfalfa Production Keywords (Alfalfa Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports) Examples from over "30" Alfalfa Production Subject Categories include "...Bloat; Insects; Disease; Drought; Economics and Cost; Equipment; Irrigation; Feeding; Sampling; Forage Quality; etc..." Alfalfa Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. ALFALFA SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Fond du Lac County Agronomy, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Alfalfa TLessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports & Calculators (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Alfalfa Calculators include: "...Alfalfa Autotoxicity Risk Calculator; Custom Harvesting Calculator; Cost of Forage Storage Calculator; Calculating Optimal Length of a Stand of Alfalfa Calculator; Corn Silage vs. Alfalfa Calculator; etc..." For more information see Forage Resources; Wisconsin Team Forage; Fond du Lac County Agronomy or the Cooperative Extension ALFALFA BUDGET SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Guthmiller, Coperative Extension Service, Department of Economics, South Dakota State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Alfalfa Crop Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Alfalfa Yield; Alfalfa Harvest Price; Alfalfa Crop Residue Price; Direct Expenses "...Alfalfa Seed, Crop Insurance, Fertilizer, Herbicide, Insecticide, Suppies, Turcking, Labor, Drying..." Overhead Expenses "...Machine Costs, Land Charges, etc..." For more information see Management Tools and Links or the Department of Economics AVOCADO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Avocado Varieties Database, Technical Publications, etc. AVOCADO VARIETIES DATABASE - Avocado Information Center, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Avocado Varieties Database, Technical Publications, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Avocado Varieties Database includes for each Avocado variety: "...Avocado Parentage; Avocado Peels; Avocado Seed Size; Avocado Skin Texture; Avocado Fruit Shape; Avocado Skin Color Unripe; Avocado Skin Color Ripe; Avocado Skin Thinckness; Average Fruit Weight; Percentage Ratio of Seed to Skin to Flesh; etc..." For more information see Avocado Varieties; Avocado Information Center; Department of Botany and Plant Sciences or the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Avocado Handbooks, Guides, Manuals, etc. AVOCADO HANDBOOK - Ventura County Extension Office, Agriculture & Natural Resources, UC Davis Multimedia Avocado Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Avocado Handbook" Chapters include "...Diseases; Economics; Fertilization; Avocado Leaf Analysis Guide; Frost Control, Freeze Damage, Fire; Harvesting; Horticluture; Pest Control; Irrigation; etc..." For more information see Avocado, Citrus, Minor Subtopicals, and Soil & Water; Programs or the Ventura County Extension Office Avocado Production Videos AVOCADO PRODUCTION VIDEOS (REAL PLAYER) - Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia Avocado Production Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Videos; Fruit Scapes; Tropical Fruit Photography or the Tropical Research & Education Center AVOCADO FLOWERING VIDEOS (QUICKTIME) - Avocado Information Center, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Avocado Flowering Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Avocado Information Center; Department of Botany and Plant Sciences or the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources Avocado Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. AVOCADO COST OF PRODUCTION (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii VERY EXTENSIVE. Avocado Cost of Production Calculator "...calculates the cash costs and financial return to resources on a per tree, per acreand per farm basis..." Avocado Cost Production Calculator INPUT Values include: Operating or Variable Costs "...Fertilizer; Weed Control; Pest Control; Pruning; Irrigation; Harvesting; Marketing; Overhead; etc..." Gross Income; Fixed Costs; etc..." For more information see CTAHR Cost-of-Production Spreadsheets; CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources AVOCADO CALCULATORS - Authors: Reuben Hofshi & Shanti Hofshi, Avocadosource.com VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Avocado Calculators include: "...Avocado Fruit Nutrient Removal Calculator; Avocado Irrigation Scheduling Calculator; Avocado Irrigation Water Mineral Content Calculator; Avocado Recommended Fertilizer Calculator; Avocadosource AVOCADO CROP TOOLS - California Avocado Commission For more information see Growers or the California Avocado Commission Examples of Avocado Crop Calculators include Avocado Crop Estimating Calculator Avocado Crop Estimating Calculator INPUT Values include "...Variety; Acres; Tree Spacing Within Rows; Tree Spacing Between Rows; Tree Density (Trees per Acre); etc..." Avocado Irrigation Calculator Avocado Irrigation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Reference Evapotranspiration (ETo); Crop Coefficient (Kc); Distribution Uniformity (DU) Percentage; Trees/emitters per Acre; etc..."

BANANA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Banana Root System Manual BANANA ROOT SYSTEM - Editors: David W. Turner and Franklin E. Rosales Multimedia Banana Root System: Towards a Better Understanding for its Productive Management - PDF, 251 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Banana Root System: Towards a Better Understanding for its Productive Management" Chapters include "...Banana Root Deterioration and Impacts on Production; Root Anatomy and Morphology; Root Physiology; Soils and Root Development; Pathogen – Root System Interactions; etc..." For more information see Sustainable Production or the Banana Bioversity International Banana Production Handbooks, Guides, Manuals, etc. BANANA PRODUCTION - Entomology, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii Multimedia Banana Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Banana Production Guide" Modules include "...Banana Varieties; Banana Propagation; Banana Soil Type & Location; Banana Fertilization; Banana Harvesting; Banana Diseases; Banana Insects; etc..." For more information see Fruits & Nuts; Crops; Integrated Pest Management or the Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences Banana Production & Management Videos BANANA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT VIDEOS (REAL PLAYER) - Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia Banana Production & Management Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Videos; Fruit Scapes; Tropical Fruit Photography or the Tropical Research & Education Center Banana Micropropagation BANANA MICROPROPAGATION - Ian Maguire Multimedia Banana Micropropagation Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Richard Earle Litz Lab: Plant Tissue Culture at the Tropical Research and Education Center or the Tropical Research & Education Center Banana Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. BANANA COST OF PRODUCTION (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii VERY EXTENSIVE. Banana Cost of Production Calculator INPUT Values include: Operating or Variable Costs "...Fertilzing, Weed Control, Pest Control, Irrigation, Pruning, etc..." Harvest Related Operations "...Harvesting, Marketing, etc..." Fixed Costs "...Management, Capital Resource, Land Resource, etc..." Assumptions; Gross Income; etc..." For more information see CTAHR Cost-of-Production Spreadsheets; CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources BARLEY PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Barley Production Handbooks, Guides, Manuals, etc. BARLEY PRODUCTION GUIDE - Editors: L.D. Robertson & J.C. Stark, District IV: Idaho Falls, Research & Extension, Department of Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho Multimedia Idaho Spring Barley Production Guide - PDF, 60 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Malting Barley "...Production of malting barley is favored by a long, cool growing season with uniform but adequate moisture and nutrient supplies. Maltsters, which are firms that purchase malting barley, usually specify the variety to be grown and have rigid acceptance specifications..." Examples of "Idaho Spring Barley Production Guide" Chapters include "...Major Uses of Barley; Spring Barley Growth and Development; Rotation Factors and Field Selection; Barley Variety Selection; Barley Seeding Practice; Lodging Management; Irrigation; Nutrient Management; Weed Management; Pests & Barley Diseases; Harvest and Storage; etc..." For more information see Barley; Crops; District IV: Idaho Falls; Department of Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences: Research & Extension; Department of Plant, Soil & Entomological Sciences or the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences BERRIES PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Berries - Brambles Production & Management Manuals, Technical Publications, etc. BERRY CROPS PRODUCTION - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University Multimedia Berry Crops Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Berry Crops include: "...Blueberry Production; Cranberry Production; Blackberry Production; Raspberry Production; Strawberry Production; Kiwifruit Production; Currants & Gooseberry Production; Huckleberry Production..." For more information see the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network BRAMBLE CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT (RED & BLACK RASPBERRIES; BLACKBERRIES) - Joseph A. Fiola, Western Maryland Research and Education Center (WMREC), Maryland Cooperative Extension, Uninversity of Maryland Multimedia Bramble Culture and Management Guidelines - Red Raspberries, Black Raspberries & Blackberries (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Maryland Grape and Fruit Page Berry Diagnostic Tools THE BERRY DIAGNOSTIC TOOL: BLUEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES & STRAWBERRIES - M.P. Pritts, Small Fruit Production, Department of Horticulture, Cornell University Multimedia Berry Diagnostic Tool (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. The Berry Diagnostic Tool is a "...pictorial guide which helps determine what's wrong with your plants..." For more information see Berries; Cornell Fruit Resources or Marvin P. Pritts' Home Page CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY DIAGNOSTIC TOOL - K. Hummer & J. Postman, National Clonal Germplasm Repository, USDA/ARS, Corvallis, Oregon Multimedia Currant and Gooseberry Diagnostic Tool (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Ribes Genetic Resources: Currants and Gooseberries or the National Clonal Germplasm Repository, Corvallis, Oregon Berry Budget Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. BERRY BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Berry Budget Calculator include: Strawberry Budget Calculator; Raspberry Budget Calculator; etc. For more information see Agriculture Business Management Tools & Calculators; Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario BERRY ENTERPRISE BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, British Columbia, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Berry Enterprise Budget Calculators include: "...Strawberries Enterprise Budget Calculator; Raspberries Enterprise Budget Calculator; Blueberries Enterprise Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Business Management or the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands BUCKWHEAT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Buckwheat Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. BUCKWHEAT - Author: Thomas Björkman, Horticulture Sciences, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture & Lfe Sciences, Cornell University Multimedia Buckwheat Guidelines, Production Guides, Handbooks, etc (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENISVE. Examples of "Buckwheat Guidelines" include "...Buckwheat Production Guide for the Northeast; Buckwheat Cover Crop Handbook for the Northeast; Cleaning Buckwheat; etc..." For more information see Publications or Horticulture Sciences CANOLA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Canola Growers Manuals & Handbooks CANOLA GROWERS MANUAL - Canola Council of Canada Multimedia Canola Growers Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Canola Growers Manual" Chapters include "...Canola Varieties; Growth Stages; Acidity, Salinity, Solonetzic; Soil Preparation; Crop Establishment; Soil Fertility; Swathing, Combining; etc..." For more information see the Canola Council of Canada GREAT PLAINS CANOLA PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Co-Editors: Mark Boyles, Thomas Peeper (Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University) and Michael Stamm (Kansas State University); Hosted by the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Great Plains Canola Production Handbook - PDF, 32 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Great Plains Canola Production Handbook" Chapters include "...Field Selection and Rotation; Variety Selection; Crop Growth and Development; Seeding; Fertility Management; Weed Management; Harves; Storage; etc..." For more information see Canola; Crops; Extension or the Department of Agronomy CHRISTMASS TREE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Christmas Tree Production & Management Manuals CHRISTMASS TREE PRODUCERS MANUAL - College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University Multimedia Christmas Tree Producers Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Christmas Tree Producers Manual" Chapters include "...Species; Determination of Site Productivity; Plantation Establishment and Management; Harvesting; etc..." For more information see Ohioline or the College of Food, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Christmas Tree Budget Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. CHRISTMAS TREE BUDGET CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Christmas Tree Budget Calculators include Pine Christmas Tree Budget Calculators include "...Pine Christmas Tree Retail Sales Budget Calculator; Pine Christmas Tree Wholesale Sales Budget Calculator..." Single Leaf Conifer Christmas Tree Budget Calculators include "...Single Leaf Conifer Christmas Tree Retail Sales Budget Calculator; Single Leaf Conifer Christmas Tree Wholesale Sales Budget Calculator..." For more information see Budgets; Ohio Enterprise Budgets; Farm Management; ADED Programs or the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics COCOA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Cocoa Production & Management Manual COCOA FARMING - World Cocoa Foundation Multimedia Cocoa Farming Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Cocoa Farming" Categories include "...Farmer and Education Training Manuals; Diseases and Pests; Post-Harvest; etc...." For more information see the World Cocoa Foundation COFFEE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Coffee Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. COFFEE COST OF PRODUCTION (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii VERY EXTENSIVE. Coffee Cost of Production Calculator INPUT Values include: Operating or Variable Costs "...Fertilzing, Weed Control, Pest Control, Irrigation, Pruning, etc..." Harvest Related Operations "...Harvesting, Marketing, etc..." Fixed Costs "...Management, Capital Resource, Land Resource, etc..." Assumptions; Gross Income; etc..." For more information see CTAHR Cost-of-Production Spreadsheets; CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

CORN PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Corn Production Manuals & Handbooks and Management Manuals & Handbooks CORN PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Agricultural Experiment Station And Cooperative Extension Service, & Hosted by the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Corn Production Handbook - PDF, 52 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Corn Production Handbook" Examples of "Corn Production Handbook" Chapters include "...Growth and Development; Optimum Planting Practices; Nutrient Management; Weed Management; Insect Management; Major Corn Diseases; Irrigation; Harvesting; Drying and Storing; etc..." For more information see Corn Production Publications, Technical Reports, etc.; Crops; Extension or the Department of Agronomy CORN PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Cooperative Extension Service, Division of Agriculture, University of Arkansas Multimedia Corn Production Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Corn Production Handbook" Subject Categories include "...Growth and Development; Cultural Practices; Drainage and Irrigation; Fertilization and Liming; Major Insect Pests of Field Corn in Arkansas and Their Management; Harvesting; etc..." For more information see the Cooperative Extension Service CORN PRODUCTION (QUICKTIME) - Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University Multimedia Corn Production Handbook, Database, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Corn Production" Handbook & Databases include "...Corn Management; Tillage and Soil Fertility; Pest Management; Weather and Related Crop Response; Alternative Agriculture; End Uses of Corn; Corn Production Economics and Statistics; Image Gallery; etc..." For more information see Department of Agronomy or the College of Agriculture MAIZE PRODUCTION (CORN PRODUCTION) - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) & the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Multimedia Maize Technical Publications, Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Maize Production" Sections & Subsections include Maize Agronomy "...Agroforestry-based maize production; Conservation agriculture in Southern Africa; Crop residue management; Crop monitoring; Importance of micronutrients to maize growth; Maize intercropping systems in Africa; Laser land leveling - a precursor technology for resource conservation; etc..." Maize Doctor "...Field sampling; Production problems; Pests and diseases; Measurement methods; etc..." Quality Seeds; Post Harvest; etc. For more information see IRRI's Cereal Knowledge Bank; International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) or the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Corn Diagnostic Guides THE GEORGIA CORN DIAGNOSTIC GUIDE - Edited by R. Dewey Lee, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Corn Diagnostic Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Corn Diagnostic Guide "...was prepared to help growers and crop advisors identify problems found in corn fields so that proper corrective measures can be taken to insure as successful production as possible..." For more information see Publications or the Department of Entomology Corn, Corn Grain & Corn Silage Budget & Production Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) CORN BUDGET CALCULATORS - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Corn Budget Calculators include: Irrigated Corn Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Number of Acres; Variable Costs "...Seed, Lime, Fertilizer, Herbicides, Insecticides, Insect Control, Machinery Preharvest Fuel & Maintenance, Machinery Harvest Fuel & Maintenance, Labor, etc..." Fixed Costs "...Machinery, Irrigation, Overhead, Management, Land, etc..." Corn Irrigation Operating Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Engine Horsepower, Fuel Per Gallon, Fuel Costs Per Hour, Labor, etc..." Corn Investment and Annual Fixed Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Preharvest Equipment Costs "...Tractors, Disks, Rippers, Planters, Cultivators..." Harvest Equipment Costs "...Combine, Corn Head, etc..." Irrigation Costs "...Sprinkler System, Power Unit, Well, Insallation, etc..."; etc. For more information see UGA Extension Interactive Enterprise Budgets; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics CORN GRAIN BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Corn Grain Budgets". Corn Grain Budget Calculators include: Corn Grain Conventional Tillage with 80 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Conventional Tillage with 100 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Conventional Tillage with 120 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Minimum Tillage with 88 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Minimum Tillage with 110 Bushel Yield Calculator; Corn Grain Minimum Tillage with 132 Bushel Yield Calculator..." For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension CORN GRAIN SILAGE (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Authors: G. Greaser, V. Ishler, J. Harper, G. Roth & T. Beck, Farm Business, Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Corn Grain & Corn Silage Production Budget Calculator "...Enterprise budget, breakeven tables, and pricing for corn grain and corn silage..." Corn Grain & Corn Silage Production Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Corn Seed Costs; Corn Fertilizer Costs; Corn Herbicides Costs; Corn Insecticides Costs; Corn Soil Test Costs; Corn Labor Costs; Corn Fuel Costs; Corn Drying Costs; etc..." For more information see Managing Your Business or Farm Business CORN SILAGE BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Corn Silage Budgets". Corn Silage Budget Calculators include: Corn Silage Conventional Tillage with 15 Ton Yield Calculator; Corn Silage Conventional Tillage with 18 Ton Yield Calculator; Corn Silage Minimum Tillage with 16.5 Ton Yield Calculator; Corn Silage Minimum Tillage with 19.8 Ton Yield Calculator..." For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension CORN SILAGE SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Fond du Lac County Agronomy, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Corn Silage Calculators - Spreadsheets include: "...Custom Harvesting Calculator; Bunker Silo Density Calculator; Bunker Silo Sizing Calculator; Corn Silage vs. Alfalfa Calculator; Cost of Forage Storage Calculator; etc..." For more information see Forage Resources; Wisconsin Team Forage; Fond du Lac County Agronomy or the Cooperative Extension Corn Refuge Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) CORN REFUGE CALCULATORS - Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Corn Refuge Calculators include: "...Bt Corn Borer Refuge Requirements Calculator; Corn Rootworm Refuge Requirements Calculator; Stacked Trait Refuge Requirements Calculator..." For more information see Biotechnology - Field Management; Biotechnology or Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

COTTON PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT, COTTON GINNING, HVI COTTON CLASSIFICATION, ETC. Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Cotton Production & Management Handbooks & Guides COTTON PRODUCTION GUIDE - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Cotton Production Guide - PDF, 236 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Cotton Production Guide" Subject Categories include "...The Cotton Plant; Developing a Management Strategy; Planting Decisions; Variety Selection; Fertilization; Disease Management in Cotton; Weed Management in Cotton; Cotton Defoliation; Cotton Production with Conservation Tillage; Cotton Classification; Cotton Terminology; etc..." For more information see Cotton Production; Crop Production; North Carolina Integrated Pest Management or the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Cotton Production & Management Video Lectures & Spreadsheets (xls) COTTON (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, APPLEWORKS, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, Pecos & Halfway, Texas A&M University Multimedia Cotton Lectures, Publications, etc. (Text, Images, Spreadsheets, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Cotton" Lectures, Publications, etc. Subject Categories include "...General Production; Irrigation; Fertility; Insects; Weeds; Nematodes & Diseases; Harvest, Fiber Quality & Ginning; etc..." For more information see the Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center Basic Cotton Production & Management Manuals BASIC COTTON MANUAL - Sustainable Cotton Project, Inc. Multimedia Basic Cotton Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Basic Cotton Manaual" Chapters include "... Plant Nutrition; Crop Rotation; Conservation Tillage; Soil Sampling; Field Monitoring; Petiole Analysis; Plant Mapping; Cotton Defoliation and Harvest; etc..." For more information see the Sustainable Cotton Project, Inc. Cotton Budget & Production Costs Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) COTTON BUDGET CALCULATOR - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Cotton Farm Calculators include: Cotton Yield & Variable Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: Number of Acres; Variable Costs "...Seed; Lime; Fertilizer; Herbicides; Insecticides; Boll Weevil Eradication Program; Machinery Preharvest Fuel & Maintenance; Machinery Harvest Fuel & Maintenance; Labor; Ginning; etc..." Cotton Farm Investment and Annual Fixed Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Preharvest Equipment Costs "...Tractors; Disks; Rippers; Planters; Cultivators; Sprayers; etc.." Harvest Equipment Costs "...Cotton Picker, etc..." Irrigation Costs "...Power Unit, Well, Installation, etc); etc..." Cotton Irrigation Operating Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Engine Horsepower Costs; Fuel Per Gallon Costs; Fuel Costs Per Hour; Labor Costs; Oil Costs per Acre; etc..." Cotton Estimated Total Annual Fixed Machinery Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: Purchase Price & Percentage Used for this Crop "...Tractors; Plow; Disks; Rippers; Planter; Grain Drill; Cultivator; Transplanter; Sprayers; High Clearance Sprayer; Cutterbar Mower; Rotary Mower; etc..." For more information see UGA Extension Interactive Enterprise Budgets; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics Cotton Harvesting Costs Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) COTTON HARVESTING COST CALCULATORS - Cotton Economics Research Institute, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Cotton Harvesting Cost Calculators "...assists you in determining the combination of equipment that could help to minimize your harvesting costs given your individualized scenario..." Cotton Harvesting Cost Calculators include: Cotton Harvesting STRIPPER Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Equipment "...4,6 or 8 Row Stripper Costs; Boll Buggy Costs; Module Builder Costs; Tractor Costs..." Maintenance Cost per Season; Financing Costs; Cotton Production Operation Costs..." Cotton Harvesting PICKER Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Equipment "...2,4 or 6 Row Picker Costs; Boll Buggy Costs; Module Builder Costs; Tractor Costs..." Maintenance Cost per Season; Financing Costs; Cotton Production Operation Costs..." Cotton Harvesting Costs for Different STRIPPER Configurations Calculator; Cotton Harvesting Costs for Different PICKER Configurations Calculator. For more information see Resources; Cotton Economics Research Institute or the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics Cotton Price Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) DPES COTTON COST PRICE CALCULATOR - Cotton Economics Research Institute, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. DPES Cotton Cost Price Calculator "...The purpose of the DPES cotton price calculator is to allow users to calculate a specific cotton price based on the premiums and discounts generated by the Daily Price Estimation System..." Cotton Cost Price Calculator INPUT Values include: Cotton Quality Characteristics Average Grade Leaf Average first digit of the color grade; Average second digit of the color grade; Average strength of the cotton; etc..." Percentage of Bales Classed as "...Level 1 & 2 Bark; Level 1 & 2 Preparation; etc..." For more information see Resources; Cotton Economics Research Institute or the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics Cotton Ginning Videos COTTON GINNING: INSIDE THE COTTON GIN (VIDEO) - eXtension Multimedia Cotton Ginning Basics: Inside the Cotton Gin Video (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Cotton Ginning: Inside the Cotton Gin" Videos include "...Feed Control and Pre-Cleaners Video; Feed Control Video; Driers Video; Cylinder Cleaners Video; Stick Machines Video; Tower Driers Video; Impact Cleaners Video; Extractor Feeders Video; Gin Stand Video; Lint Cleaners Video; Bale Press Video; Roller Ginnnin Video; etc..." For more information see Cotton Ginning and Classing; Cotton or the eXtension Cotton Ginning Quality Simulating Models A GINNING QUALITY SIMULATING MODEL (GINQUAL) - Cotton Economics Research Institute, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Texas Tech University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Ginning Quality Simulating Model (GINQUAL) is "...a cotton processing simulation model that was developed to evaluate the effects of gin operation parameters, such as, drying, cleaning and ginning on fiber quality factors..." For more information see Resources; Cotton Economics Research Institute or the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics HVI Cotton Classification Videos HVI COTTON CLASSIFICATION (VIDEO) - eXtension Multimedia HVI Cotton Classification Video (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Cotton Classification "...All instrument measurements currently utilized in USDA upland cotton classification are from Uster High Volume Instrument (HVI) systems and include color grade, fiber length, micronaire, strength, length uniformity index, color Rd, color +b, and trash percent area. Classer determinations are leaf grade, extraneous matter and preparation..." Fiber Measurments include "...Color; Fiber Length; Micronaire; Strength; Length Uniformity; Leaf Grade; etc..." For more information see Cotton Ginning and Classing; Cotton or the eXtension

GRAIN MOISTURE Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Grain Moisture Calculators GRAIN MOISTURE CALCULATOR (CORN, SOYBEAN, WHEAT, BARLEY, ETC.) - Munro Agromart Ltd. Grain Moisture Calculator INPUT Values include: Grain Type "...Corn, Barley, Soybean, Wheat..." Wet Weight of Grain; Moisture Content of the Grain; Desired Moisture Content of the Grain..." For more information see Calculators or Munro Agromart Ltd. GRAIN MOISTURE CALCULATOR - HGCA (a Non-Departmental Public Body established under the Cereals Marketing Act 1965), London, U.K. Grain Moisture Calculator: "...based on the initial and final moisture readings from a sample of grain, calculate the weight loss from the drying process..." For more information see the Agronomy Calculators; Tools or HGCA HERBS & SPICES PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Herbs & Spices Production & Management Databases, Technical Publications, etc. GERNOT KATZER'S EXOTIC SPICES - G. Katzer, Austria Multimedia Spice Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Gernot Katzer’s Spice" Subject Categories include Alphabetic Index "...comprises about 10000 names in about 50 different languages for more than 100 spices and herbs..." English Index; Geographic Index of Spices; Morphologic Index of Spices (plant part used for cooking); Botanic Index of Spices; Spice Mixture Index..." For more information see Gernot Katzer's Home Page HERBAL: A MODERN - Author: M. Grieve, Botanical.com Multimedia Herbal Common Name Index (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. A Modern Herbal "...includes over "800" Herbal Verieties..." Each Herb within "A Modern Herbal" includes the following "...Description; Constituents; Medicinal Action and Uses; Dosage and Preparations; Synonyms; Part Used; Habitat; etc..." For more information see A Modern Herbal, Botanical Com MACADAMIA NUT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Macadamia Nut Production Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. MACADAMIA NUT COST OF PRODUCTION (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii VERY EXTENSIVE. Macadamia Nut Cost of Production Calculator (Macadamia Nut Calculator) INPUT Values include: Operating or Variable Costs "...Fertilzing Costs; Weed Control Costs; Pest Control Costs; Irrigation Costs; Pruning Costs; etc..." Harvesting Operations "...Leaf Removal Costs; Harvest & Haul to Shed Costs; Husking Costs; Delivery Costs; etc..." Fixed Costs Management Costs; Capital Resource Costs; Land Resource Costs; etc..." Assumptions; Gross Income; etc..." For more information see CTAHR Cost-of-Production Spreadsheets; CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources MUSHROOM PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Mushroom Cultivation & Marketing Guides, Handbooks, etc. MUSHROOM CULTIVATION AND MARKETING - A. Beetz & M. Kustudia, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) Multimedia Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing GuideLessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing "...This publication is designed for market gardeners who want to incorporate mushrooms into their systems and for those farmers who want to use mushroom cultivation as a way to extract value from woodlot thinnings and other "waste" materials..." Examples of "Mushroom Cultivation and Marketing" Subject Categories include "...Growing Mushrooms; Mushrooms on the Farm and in the Garden; Mushrooms in Permaculture Design; Choosing a Mushroom Species; Species for Beginners; Other Mushroom Species; Pest Management; Marketing Mushrooms; etc..." For more information see Horticulture; Master Publication List; National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) MUSHROOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Mushroom Science and Technology Course (Text & Images). Examples of "Mushroom Science and Technology" Course Categories & Subcategories include Information "...Six Steps to Mushroom Farming (PDF, 17 Pages); Spawning to Casing in Commercial Mushroom Production (PDF, 6 Pages); etc..." Mushroom Substrate "...Mushroom Substrate for White Button Mushrooms; Managing Microbial Activity During Phase II Composting; etc..." For more information see the Department of Plant Pathology or the College of Agricultural Sciences Agaricus Mushroom Production Guides, Handbooks, etc. BASIC PROCEDURES FOR AGARICUS MUSHROOM GROWING - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Basic Procedures for Agaricus Mushroom Growing - PDF, 16 Pages (Text & Images). For more information see Mushroom Publications; Mushrooms; Department of Plant Pathology; Publications or the College of Agricultural Sciences Oyster Mushroom Production Guides, Handbooks, etc. CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOMS - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Cultivation of Oyster Mushrooms - PDF, 12 Pages (Text & Images). For more information see Mushroom Publications; Mushrooms; Department of Plant Pathology; Publications or the College of Agricultural Sciences Shiitake Mushroom Production Guides, Handbooks, etc. SHIITAKE PRODUCTION - Author: Thomas J. Koske, Louisiana State University AgCenter Multimedia Shiitake Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Shiitake Production: The Fancy Forest Mushroom "...Shiitake mushrooms are produced on healthy, freshly cut hardwood logs. Once inoculated, logs will produce for about four years. Shiitake may also be produced on blocks of hardwood sawdust and grain blend..." "...The inoculated logs are then stacked in a heavily shaded location where they will undergo their spawn run. This is when the log fills with mycelium and is a maturation before the first fruiting cycle. The spawn run lasts six to 10 months..." For more information see Value Added Crops; Crops & Livestock or the Louisiana State University AgCenter CULTIVATION OF SHIITAKE ON NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC LOGS - Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Cultivation of Shiitake on Natural and Synthetic Logs - PDF, 12 Pages (Text & Images). For more information see Mushroom Publications; Mushrooms; Department of Plant Pathology; Publications or the College of Agricultural Sciences Mushroom Databases with Technical Publications RODGERS MUSHROOMS - Roger Phillips Multimedia Murshroom Database of North America & Europe (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Rodgers Mushrooms includes over "...3000 images on our site to help you identify and learn more about the mushrooms of Europe and North America..." Examples of "Rodgers Mushrooms" Categories include "...The Mushrooms (Alphabetical Index); Each Mushroom includes "...Images; Location; Edibility; Color; Size; Stem Type; Spore Colour; Habitat; Full Description..." Mushroom Visual Key; Poisoning (Deadly Poisonous Mushrooms & Poisonous - Suspect Mushrooms); Each Poisonous Mushroom includes "...Images; Location; Edibility; Color; Size; Cat Type; Stem Type; Spore Colour; Habitat; Full Description including Medical description of Poisoning & Cure..." Mushroom Glossary; etc..." OATS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Oat Production Technical Publications, etc. OAT PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT - Manitoba Agrculture, Food and Rural Initiatives, Manitoba, Canada Multimedia Oat Production Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Oat Production and Management" Subject Categories include "...Field Selection; Variety Information; Seeding; Fertilizer; Weeds; Insects; Diseases; Harvesting..." For more information see Crop Production & Management; Crops or Manitoba Agrculture, Food and Rural Initiatives OAT PRODUCTION IN SOUTH DAKOTA - D.J. Reid, L.S. Wood & L.J. Wrage, College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University For more information see ABS Publications; College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences or the South Dakota State University

ORCHIDS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Orchids Production & Management Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. ALSO SEE GREENHOUSE CROPS, FLORICULTURE, ORNAMENTALS HAWAIIAN COST OF PRODUCTION OF POTTED ORCHIDS - S.A. Shehata & K. Nelson, College of Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management, University of Hawaii, Hilo & Hawaiian Agricultural Products (E-Cooperative of Hawaiian Agricultural Products) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Hawaiian Cost of Production of Potted Orchids "...developed to calculate cost of production, net income, and breakeven for orchids farms with various sizes of operations. All results are dependent upon the initial production coefficients and the user's data entered into the outlined text boxes..." Potted Orchids Production Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Variable Costs "...Electricity; Office Expenses; Property Insurance & Taxes; Hourly Wages; Water; Fertilizer; etc..." Orchid Species "...Size of Pots; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Shadehouse; Greenhouse; Packing Shed; Tractors; Trucks; Front Loaders; Irrigation System; Lab Equipment; etc..." For more information see Hawaiian Agricultural Products; Sabry A. Shehata's Home Page; College of Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management or the University of Hawaii, Hilo PEANUT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Peanut Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. PEANUT MONEYMAKER PRODUCTION GUIDE - J.W. Chapin & J.S. Thomas, Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University Multimedia Peanut Production Guide - PDF, 64 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Peanut Production Guide" Chapters include "...Peanut Varieties; Crop Rotation; Tillage; Planting (date, seeding rate table, depth, soil temperature); Fertility (soil test guidelines, inoculants, tissue testing, nutrient removal); Growth / Development (temperature effect, growth stages, growth regulator timing); Irrigation; Diseases; Insects; Harvest Maturity (pod scrape & pressure wash methods, hull color guidelines); Grade; etc..." For more information see Cooperative Extension Service Peanut Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) PEANUTS BUDGET CALCULATOR - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Peanuts Budget Calculators include: Irrigated Peanuts Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Number of Acres; Variable Costs "...Seed Costs; Limev; Fertilizer Costs; Herbicides Costs; Insecticides Costs; Insect Control Costs; Machinery Preharvest Fuel & Maintenance Costs; Machinery Harvest Fuel & Maintenance Costs; Labor Costs; Cleaning Costs; Drying Costs; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Machinery Costs; Irrigation Costs; Overhead Costs; Management Costs; Land Costs; etc..." Irrigated Peanuts Irrigation Operating Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Engine Horsepower Costs; Fuel Per Gallon Costs; Fuel Costs Per Hour Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." Irrigated Peanuts Investment and Annual Fixed Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Preharvest Equipment Costs "...Tractors Costs; Disks Costs; Plow Costs; Cultivators Costs; etc..." Harvest Equipment Costs; "...Diggershaker Costs; Combine Costs; etc..." Irrigation Costs; "...Sprinkler System Costs; Power Unit Costs; Well Costs; Insallation Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see UGA Extension Interactive Enterprise Budgets; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics PEANUT BUDGET CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Peanut Budgets". Peanut Budget Calculators include: Peanut Budget Calculator (Conventional); Peanut Budget Calculator (Strip - Tilled); Peanut Budget Calculator (Runner); etc..." For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension PEANUT BUDGET CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - C.L. Escalante, Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Scroll down the Page to Peanuts. Peanut Budget Calculators include Peanut Budget Calculator (Irrigated); Peanut Budget Calculator (Irrigated, Strip Till); Peanut Budget Calculator (Non-Irrigated); Peanut Budget Calculator (Non-Irrigated, Strip Till)..." For more information see Budgets in Microsoft Excel; Computer Spreadsheet Budgets; Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics Warehouse Ventilation Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) WAREHOUSE VENTILATION CALCULATOR FOR PEANUTS - National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA Warehouse Ventilation Calculator for Peanuts INPUT Values include: "...Desired Capacity; Peanut Variety; Building Width; Eave Height; Desired Building Length; Roof Pitch..." For more information see the National Peanut Research Laboratory PULSE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Pulse Production & Management Manuals & Guides PULSE PRODUCTION MANUAL - Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Multimedia Pulse Production Manual - Field Peas, Lentils, Chickpeas, Beans and Faba beans (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pulses "...are the seeds of legumes that are used as food, and they include pea, bean, lentil, chickpea and fababean. These comprise a small, but very important, part of the 1800 species in the legume family..." Examples of "Pulse Production Manual" Chapters include "...History of Pulses; General Production; Variety Selection; Plant Nutrition; Weed Control; Field Pea; Lentil; Chickpea; Dry Bean; etc..." For more information see Saskatchewan Pulse Growers RICE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Rice Production & Management Manuals, Guides, etc. RICE KNOWLEDGE BANK - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Multimedia Rice Technical Publications, Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see IRRI's Cereal Knowledge Bank or the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Examples of Rice Databases, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports include Seed to Market (Seeds, Land Preparation & Crop Establishment, Water, Nutrients, Pests, Harvesting, Storage, Milling, etc.) Rice Doctor (General Field Practice, Pests, Growth Stages, Managment, Diagnosing Field Problems, etc.) Rice Production Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) PROJECTED RICE CASH FLOW MODEL (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Projected Rice Cash Flow Model "...allows rice producers in Louisiana to project rice income and expenses for their operation..." For more information see Rice; Crops; LSU AgCenter or the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness SORGHUM PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT & SWEET SORGHUM PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sorghum Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. GRAIN SORGHUM PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Grain Sorghum Production Handbook - PDF, 32 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Grain Sorghum Production Handbook" Examples of "Grain Sorghum Production Handbook" Chapters include "...Growth and Development of the Sorghum Plant; Selection of Grain Sorghum Hybrids; Seedbed Preparation and Planting Practices; Weed Control; Fertilizer Requirements; Irrigation; Diseases & Insects; Harvesting Grain Sorghum; Drying & Storage; etc..." For more information see Sorghum; Crops; Extension or the Department of Agronomy Sweet Sorghum Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. PRODUCTION OF SWEET SORGHUM FOR SYRUP IN KENTUCKY - M.J. Bitzer, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky Multimedia Production of Sweet Sorghum for Syrup in Kentucky (Text & Images). Sweet sorghum syrup "...has been produced in the United States since colonial days. Some sweet sorghum syrup has at one time or another been produced in every one of the contiguous 48 states..." College of Agriculture CULTURE OF SWEET SORGHUM FOR SYRUP PRODUCTION - Authors: K.C. Freeman, D.M. Broadhead & N. Zummo, Agricultural Research Service, Meridan, Miss, Department of Agriculture; Hosted by Agriculture & Natural Resources, Extension Service; West Virginia University Multimedia Culture of Sweet Sorghum for Syrup Production - PDF, 33 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Culture of Sweet Sorghum for Sirup Production" Chapters include "...Description of Sweet Sorghum; Sweet Sorghum Varieties; Diseases of Sweet Sorghum; Insect Injurious to Sweet Sorghum; Sweet Sorghum Cultural Practices; Manufacturing of Sweet Sorghum Sirup; etc..." For more information see Agriculture & Natural Resources SOYBEAN PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Soybean Production & Management Manuals, Guides, etc. SOYBEAN PRODUCTION - Soybean Extension and Research, Agronomy Extension, and the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University Multimedia Soybean Production Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Soybean Production" Categories and Subcategories include Growth and Development "...Soybean Growth Stages, etc..." Variety Selection; Planting and Tillage "...Seed treatments, Plant population, Row spacing, etc..." Soil Fertility; Weed Management; Stress Physiology; Harvest; etc..." For more information see Soybean Extension and Research; Agronomy Extension or the Department of Agronomy SOYBEAN PRODUCTION - a Cooperative effort between the University of Minnesota Extension Service, and the MN Soybean Research and Promotion Council Multimedia Soybean Production Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Soybean Production" Subject Categories include "...Variety Information; Seed Quality; Diseases and Disease Management; Weeds and Weed Control; Insects and Insect Management; Soil Fertility; Growth & Development; Tillage, Planting & Harvesting; Organic Production; etc..." For more information see Just for Growers - MN Soybean Production Soybean Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SOYBEAN CALCULATORS - farmdoc Project, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Soybean Calculators include "...Corn-Soybeans Rotation Calculator; Corn-Soybeans-Wheat Rotation Calculator; Corn & Soybean Basis Calculator; Grain Pricing Model Calculator; Premium Calculator: Soybeans; etc..." For more information see Tools; Marketing or farmdoc SOYBEAN BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Soybean Budgets". Soybean Budget Calculators include: Soybean Budget Calculator: Full Season, Conventional Till (35 Bushel Yield) INPUT Values include: Soybean Preharvest Expenses "...Seed Costs; Soybean Inunoculant Costs; Nitrogen Costs; Phosphate Costs; Potash Costs; Lime Costs; Chemicals Costs;, Chemical Application Costs; etc..." Soybean Harvest Expenses "...Chemicals Costs; Repairs Costs; Labor Costs; Hauling Costs; Storage Costs; Drying Costs; etc..." Soybean Full Season Conventional Till Preharvest & Harvest Machinery Costs "...Planter Costs; Sprayer Costs; Combine Costs; etc..." etc. Soybean Budget Spreadsheet: Roundup Ready, Minimum Till INPUT Values include: Soybean Preharvest Expenses "...Seed Costs; Soybean Inunoculant Costs; Nitrogen Costs; Phosphate Costs; Potash Costs; Lime Costs; Chemicals Costs; Chemical Application Costs; etc..." Soybean Harvest Expenses "...Chemicals Costs; Repairs Costs; Labor Costs; Hauling Costs; Storage Costs; Drying Costs; etc..." Soybean Full Season Conventional Till Preharvest & Harvest Machinery Costs "...Plow Costs; Disk Costs; Combine Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension Corn Earworm in Soybean Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) CORN EARWORM ECONOMIC THRESDHOLD CALCULATOR - A. Herbert, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Integrated Pest Management in the Southern Region, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Corn Earworm Economic Threshold Calculator estimates "...an economic injury level for corn earworm in soybean..." Corn Earworm Economic Threshold Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Sampling Method; Control Costs (Product + Application); Price of Soybean; Row Width..." For more information see the Integrated Pest Management in the Southern Region Soybean Rust Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) BUDGETS TO EVALUATE SOYBEAN RUST IMPACT SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - S. Isaacs, T. Logsdo & R. Trimble, Department of Agriculture Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soybean Rust Impact Calculators (Estimated Enterprise Costs & Returns) include: Wheat: No-Till Soybeans, Double Crop, Folowing Corn Calculator (Asian Soybean Incidence: 0 %); Wheat: No-Till Soybeans, Double Crop, Folowing Corn Calculator (Asian Soybean Incidence: 1 %); Soybeans: No-Till, Rotation following Corn Calculator (Asian Soybean Incidence: 0 %); Soybeans: No-Till, Rotation following Corn Calculator (Asian Soybean Incidence: 1 %); etc..." For more information see Data and Software Applications; Budgets/Decision Aids; Publications & More or the Department of Agriculture Economics SOYBEAN RUST PLANNING TOOL (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - farmdoc Project, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VERY EXTENSIVE. Soybean Rust Planning Calculator "...allows the user to perform a sensitivity analysis of soybean rust impact for three acreage scenarios: traditional 50 % corn - 50 % soybeans (50:50); 100 % corn (100:0); 75 % corn - 25 % soybeans (75:25)..." For more information see Tools; Management or farmdoc

SUGARBEET PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sugarbeet Production & Management Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, etc. SUGARBEET PRODUCTION - Authors: Elvin L. Kulp (WSU Cooperative Extension-Ephrata) & Catherine H. Daniels (Department of Entomology), College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Washington State University Multimedia Sugarbeet Production Guide - PDF, 19 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Crop Profile for Sugar Beets in Washington" Sections include "...Sugarbeet Cultural Practices; Weeds: Controls, Application Methods, etc; Sugarbeet Insects; Sugarbeet Diseases; etc..." For more information see the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources SUGARBEET PRODUCTION - Mohamed Khan, Extension Sugarbeet Specialist, North Dakota State University & Hosted by the Sugarbeet Research & Education Board of Minnesota & & North Dakota Multimedia Sugarbeet Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Sugarbeet Production Guide" Chapters include "...Introduction; Fertilizing Sugarbeets; Row Widths- Plant Populations; Sugarbeet Seeds & Seedling; Drill Maintenance; Weed Control; Sugarbeet Insect Control; Sugarbeet Disease Control; etc..." For more information see the Sugarbeet Research & Education Board of Minnesota & & North Dakota SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION - Panhandle Research & Extension Center, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Sugar Beet Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Sugar Beet Production" Subject Categories include "...Seed and Varieties; Crop Rotation; Tillage and Seedbed Preparation; Wind Erosion Control; Planting; Fertilizing Sugarbeet; Insect Management; Disease Management; Irrigation Management; Sugarbeet Harvest; etc..." For more information see Agriculture in the Panhandle; Panhandle Research & Extension Center or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture SUGARBEET PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - Stephen Kaffka, Department of Agronomy and Range Science, University of California, Davis Multimedia Sugarbeet Production & Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Department Plant Sciences Sugarbeet Calculators BEET HARVEST CALCULATOR - American Crystal Sugar Company Beet Harvest Calculator "...prioritizes your fields for harvest..." Beet Harvest Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Prepile or Stockpile; Seed Variety; Available Nitrogen, Soil Test, and Applied; Number of Plants per 100' Row; Planting Date; Cercospora Level in Field; Root Rot Level in Field; etc...." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company SUGARBEET CALCULATORS - American Crystal Sugar Company VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Sugarbeet Calculators include "...Seed Calculator; Beet Harvester Calculator; etc...." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company SUGARCANE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sugarcane Production & Management Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, etc. FLORIDA SUGARCANE HANDBOOK - EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Sugarcane Production Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Sugarcane Production Handbook" Categories includes "...Overview (Sugarcane Production, Sugarcane Harvesting, etc.); Weed Management in Sugarcane; Sugarcane Disease; Insect Management in Sugarcane; Sugarcane Soils; Sugarcane Cultural Practics; Sugarcane Varieties; etc..." For more information see Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences SUGARCANE PRODUCTION - Louisiana State University AgCenter Multimedia Sugarcane Production Manuals, Publications, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Crops or the Louisiana State University AgCenter Sugarcane Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SUGAR BUDGET PLANNER - CALCULATOR - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) VERY EXTENSIVE. Sugar Budget Calculator "...provides an annualised budget estimate along with various ratios aimed at assisting you with your business..." Sugar Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Area of cane grown; Yield; Average CCS; Sugar Price; Farm Costs; etc..." For more information see Farm Budget Planners; Agribusiness or ANZ SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Sunflower Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. HIGH PLAINS SUNFLOWER PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Published: Kansas State University in cooperation with Kansas Sunflower Commission, National Sunflower Association, High Plains Committee, Colorado Sunflower Administrative Committee, Colorado State University, University of Nebraska, University of Wyoming, USDA, etc. & Hosted by the Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Sunflower Production Handbook - PDF, 51 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Click on "Sunflower Production Handbook" Examples of "Sunflower Production Handbook" Chatpers include Sunflower Agronomic Practices; Nutrient Management; Weed Control; Water Requirements; Irrigation Management; Insect Pest Management; Harvesting; Storing and Drying; etc..." For more information see Sunflower Crops; Extension or the Department of Agronomy TEA PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Tea Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) HAWAIIAN COST OF PRODUCTION OF TEA - S.A. Shehata, College of Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management, University of Hawaii, Hilo & Hawaiian Agricultural Products (E-Cooperative of Hawaiian Agricultural Products) VERY EXTENSIVE. Tea Production Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Variable Costs "...Utilities Costs; Administration Expenses Costs; Office Costs; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Land Costs; Building Costs; Trucks Costs; Tractors Costs; Equipment Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see Hawaiian Agricultural Products; Sabry A. Shehata's Home Page; College of Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management or the University of Hawaii, Hilo TRITICALE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Triticale Production & Management Manulas, Handbooks, Guides, etc. TRITICALE PRODUCTION MANUAL - Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta, Alberta, Canada Multimedia Triticale Production Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Triticale Production Manual" Subject Categories include "...Triticale Grain for Feed; Triticale Grain for Various Classes of Livestock; Triticale in Sustainable Cropping Rotations; Triticale for Grazing and Hay; Triticale for Silage; Triticale Crop Production; etc..." For more information see Cereals; Crops or Agriculture and Rural Development TOBACCO PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Tobacco Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. TOBACCO PRODUCTION - Editor: D.T. Gooden, Tobacco Production, Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson University Multimedia Tobacco Growers' Guide 2009, PDF, 91 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tobacco Growers' Guide 2009" Chapters include "...Tobacco Production (Varieties, Crop Rotation, Planting, etc.); Tobacco Disease Management; Insect Management; Mechanization and Curing; etc..." For more information see the Tobacco Production Home Page; Rowcrops - Agronomic Crops or the Cooperative Extension Service Tobacco Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TOBACCO BUDGET CALCULATOR - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Tobacco Mechanical Harvest Budget Calculators include: Tobacco Mechanical Harvest Total Cost Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Number of Acres; Preharvest Costs "...Plants Costs; Lime Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Herbicides Costs; Insecticides Costs; Machinery Preharvest Fuel & Maintenance Costs; Machinery Harvest Fuel & Maintenance Costs; Labor Costs; Cleaning Costs; Drying Costs; etc..." Harvest Variable Costs "...Curing Fuel Diesel Costs; Electricity Costs; Marketing Costs; Grading Fee Costs; Machinery Harvest Fuel & Maintenance Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Machinery Costs; Irrigation Costs; Overhead Costs; Management Costs; Land Costs; etc..." Tobacco Irrigation Operating Costs Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Engine Horsepower Costs; Fuel Per Gallon Costs; Fuel Costs Per Hour; Labor Costs; etc..." Tobacco Investment and Annual Fixed Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Preharvest Equipment Costs "...Tractors Costs; Disks Costs; Plow Costs; Cultivators Costs;, Tobacco Sprayer Costs; etc..." Harvest Equipment Costs "...Tractors Costs; Harvester Costs; Trailers Costs; Barns Costs; etc..." Irrigation Costs "...Cable Tow Sprinkler Costs; Power Unit Costs; Pond Costs; Installation Costs; etc.." etc. For more information see UGA Extension Interactive Enterprise Budgets; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics TOBACCO BUDGET CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Browse Down to "Tobacco Budgets". Tobacco Budget Calculators include: Virginia Flue-Cured Tobacco Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Receipts; Operating Costs "...Plants Costs; Cover Crop Costs; Lime Costs; Herbicide Costs; Fungicide Costs; Insecticide Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Sidedress Costs; Sucker Contol Costs; Tobacco Curing Fuel Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." Machinery Harvest Costs "...Trucks Costs; Tractors Costs; Plows Costs; Bedders Costs; Sprayers Costs; Bush Hog Costs; Tobacco Barn Costs; Irrigation Costs; etc.." etc. Virginia Dark-Fired Tobacco Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Receipts; Operating Costs "...Plants Costs; Cover Crop Costs; Lime Costs; Herbicide Costs; Fungicide Costs; Insecticide Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Sidedress Costs; Sucker Contol Costs; Tobacco Curing Fuel Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." Machinery Harvest Costs "...Trucks Costs; Tractors Costs; Plows Costs; Bedders Costs; Sprayers Costs; Bush Hog Costs; Tobacco Barn Costs; Irrigation Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see Enterprise Budgets or the Virginia Cooperative Extension TOBACCO BUDGETS & DECISION AIDS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - S. Isaacs, S. Goode & R. Trimble, Department of Agriculture Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tobacco Budgets & Decision Aids" Calculators include "...Dark Fired Tobacco Budget Calculator; Dark Air Tobacco Budget Calculator; Tobacco Irrigation Decision Aid Calculator; Dark-Cured Tobacco Irrigation Decision Aid Calculator..." For more information see Budgets/Decision Aids; Publications or the Department of Agriculture Economics

VETETABLE & MELON PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Vegetable Crop Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE CROP INFORMATION - Vegetable Research and Information Center, University of California, Davis Multimedia Vegetable Production Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Commercial Vegetable Crop Information" Subject Categories include "...Artichokes Production & Management; Asparagus Production & Management; Beans Production & Management; Broccoli Production & Management; Cabbage Production & Management; Carrot Production & Management; Cauliflower Production & Management; Celery Production & Management; Cilantro Production & Management; Corn Production & Management; Cucumber Production & Management; Eggplant Production & Management; Garlic Production & Management; Lettuce Production & Management; Melons Production & Management; Okra Production & Management; Onion Production & Management; Pea Production & Management; Peppers: Chili Peppers & Bell Peppers Production & Management; Pumpkins & Squash Production & Management; Tomato Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Vegetable Research and Information Center COMMERCIAL VEGETABLE PRODUCTION - College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University Multimedia Vegetable Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Commercial Vegetable" Subject Categories include "...Disease Control; Handling Pesticides; Integrated Insect, Mite and Disease Management on Vegetable Crops; Pollination; Producing Transplants; Weed Management; etc..." Examples of "Vegetable Production & Management" Subject Categories include "...Asian Vegetables Production & Management; Asparagus and Rhubarb Production & Management; Beans: Snap, Dry and Lima Production & Management; Beets Production & Management; Production & Management; Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower and Kohlrabi Production & Management; Cabbage Production & Management; Carrots and Parsnips Production & Management; Production & Management; Eggplant Production & Management; Endive and Escarole Production & Management; Mustard, Turnip, Collard and Kale Production & Management; Herbs Production & Management; Potatoes Production & Management; Radishes, Turnips and Rutabagas (Swede Turnips) Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Ohioline COMMERCIAL VEGETABLES - Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Commercial Vegetable Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Commercial Vegetable Production Subject Categories which include over "50" different types of Vegetables include: "...Vegetables - General; Cole Crops Production & Management; Green & "Salad" Crops Production & Management; Legumes Production & Management; Potatoes Production & Management; Root Crops Production & Management; Sweet Corn Production & Management; Tomatoes, Peppers and Eggplant Production & Management; Vine Crops Production & Management; Culinary Herbs Production & Management; etc..." Each Vegetable Module includes: "...Crop Management; Pest Management; Harvest & Storage; Business Management; Weather & Climate..." Greenhouse Vegetables Category includes: "...Greenhouse and Cultural Management; Storage; etc..." For more information see Crops; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario Vegetable Crop Production & Management Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. VEGETABLE & MELON ENTERPRISE BUDGETS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - S. Isaacs, S. Goode, R. Trimble, T. Woods, M, Ernst, J. Strang, B. Rowell, T. Jones, D. Spaulding & W. Dunwell, Department of Agriculture Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Individual Vegetable & Melon Budget Calculators include: "...Broccoli Budget Calculator; Green Cabbage Budget Calculator; Cucumbers-Fresh Market Budget Calculator; Cucumbers-Trellised Fresh Market Budget Calculator; Eggplant Budget Calculator; Muskmelon Budget Calculator; Okra Budget Calculator; Bell Peppers Budget Calculator; Jalapeño Peppers Budget Calculator; Potatoes-Fresh Market Budget Calculator; Pumpkins Budget Calculator; Summer Squash Budget Calculator; Winter Squash Budget Calculator; Sweet Corn Budget Calculator; Staked Tomatoes Budget Calculator; Seedless Watermelons Budget Calculator; Seeded Watermelons Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Budgets/Decision Aids; Publications or the Department of Agriculture Economics VEGETABLE SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - J.R. Black, Michigan Vegetable Network, MSU Extension, Michigan State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Vegetable Calculators include: "...Chip Potato Budget Calculator; Sweet Corn Budget Calculator; Processing Tomato Budget Calculator; Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Budget Calculator; Bell Pepper Budget Calculator; Fresh Market Onion Budget Calculator; Processing Carrot Budge Calculator; Fresh Market Celery Budget Calculator; Cabbage Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Spreadsheets; J. Roy Black's Home Page; Michigan Vegetable Network (Veg Info) or MSU Extension VETETABLE BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Vegetable Budget Calculators include: "...Bell Pepper Budget Calculator; Collards Budget Calculator; Egg Plant Budget Calculator; Leafy Greens Budget Calculator; Lima Beans Budget Calculator; Okra Budget Calculator; Onion Budget Calculator; Peas Budget Calculator; Squash Budget Calculator; Sweet Potato Budget Calculator; Tomato Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Budgets in Microsoft Excel; Computer Spreadsheet Budgets; Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics

Cabbage Production & Management Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls), etc. CABBAGE COST OF PRODUCTION (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii VERY EXTENSIVE. Cabbage Cost of Production Calculator INPUT Values include: Gross Revenue; Production Costs "...Land Preparation Costs; Planting Costs; Pest Control Costs; Irrigation Costs; Marketing Costs; Mechanized Operations Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see CTAHR Cost-of-Production Spreadsheets; CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Onion Production & Management Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. ONION COST OF PRODUCTION (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii VERY EXTENSIVE. Onion Cost of Production Calculator INPUT Values include: Gross Revenue; Production Costs Land Preparation Costs; Planting Costs; Pest Control Costs; Irrigation Costs; Marketing Costs; Mechanized Operations Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see CTAHR Cost-of-Production Spreadsheets; CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Potato Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. POTATO PRODUCTION: POTATO EDUCATION GUIDE - A.D. Pavlista, Panhandle Research & Extension Center, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Potato Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Potato Production: Potato Education Guide" Subject Categories include "...Potato Varieties - Potato Biotechnology; Potato Soil Management; Potato Disease Management; Potato Insect Management; etc..." For more information see Agriculture in the Panhandle; Panhandle Research & Extension Center or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture POTATO PROFIT CALCULATOR - Elders Limited, Australia Potato Cost of Production Calculator INPUT Values include: Potato Profit Calculator INPUT Values include: Assumptions "...Average Cut/Whole Seed Weight; Row Spacing; Seed Spacing in Row; etc..." Costs "...Fertilizer Costs; Fuel & Oil Costs; Soil & Tissue Tests Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see the Elders Potatoes or Elders Limited Tomato Production & Management Databases Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls), etc. TOMATO COST OF PRODUCTION (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii VERY EXTENSIVE. Tomato Cost of Production Calculator INPUT Values include: Gross Revenue; Production Costs "...Land Preparation Costs; Planting Costs; Pest Control Costs; Irrigation Costs; Marketing Costs; Mechanized Operations Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see CTAHR Cost-of-Production Spreadsheets; CTAHR Databases and Other Information Sources or the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources WHEAT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Wheat Production & Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. WHEAT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Editors: D. Lyon & B. Klein, Panhandle Research & Extension Center, and the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Wheat Production Manual (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound)). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wheat Production" Manual Subject Categories include: "...The Crop; Varieties; Soil Fertility; Seedbed plus Planting; Weed Control; Insects; Diseases; Irrigation; Feeding and Utilization; Fallow Management; etc..." For more information see Panhandle Research & Extension Center or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture WHEAT PRODUCTION HANDBOOK - Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Wheat Production Handbook - PDF, 42 Pages (Text & Images); VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wheat Production Handbook" Chapters include "...Growth and Development; Planting Practices; Nutrient Management; Weed Management; Disease Management; Irrigation Management; Havest; Storage Management; etc..." For more information see Wheat: Agronomy; Wheat Page; Wheat; Crops; Extension or the Department of Agronomy WHEAT PRODUCTION - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) & the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Multimedia Wheat Technical Publications, Manuals, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wheat Production" Sections & Subsections include Wheat Agronomy "...Effective fertilization of cereal crop; Crop residue management; Follow your crop - crop monitoring; Organic and inorganic fertilizers; The importance of legumes in cereal cropping systems; etc..." Wheat Doctor "...Field sampling; Production problems; Nutrient problems; Pests & diseases; etc..." Quality Seeds; Post Harvest; etc. For more information see IRRI's Cereal Knowledge Bank; International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) or the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Wheat Grading Procedures Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. WHEAT GRADING PROCEDURES - Authors: Timothy J. Herrman & Carl Reed, Department of Grain Science & Industry, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University Multimedia Wheat Grading Procedures - PDF, 8 Pages (Text & Images); VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Wheat: Milling & Baking; Wheat Page or the Department of Grain Science & Industry Wheat Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) DRYLAND WHEAT CASH FLOW BUDGET (SPREADSHEET OPEN SONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY EXTENSIVE. Dryland Wheat Cash Flow Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Yield; Price; Variable Cost "...Seed Costs; Lime Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Machinery Preharvest Costs; Machinery Harvest Costs; Interest Costs; Drying Costs; etc..." Investment and Annual Fixed Cost Preharvest Equipment Costs "...Tractors Costs; Disk Costs; Chisel Plow Costs; Grain Drill Costs; Harvest Equipment Costs; Combine Costs; Trailer Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see Budgets in Microsoft Excel; Computer Spreadsheet Budgets; Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics WINTER WHEAT CROP BUDGET SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - J.B. Davis & M.B. Major, Coperative Extension Service, Department of Economics, South Dakota State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Winter Wheat Crop Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Production Inputs Winter Wheat "...Seed Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Lime Costs; Seed Treatment Costs; etc..." Wheat Farm Estimates Direct Costs per Acre "...Seed Costs; Fertilizer Costs; Crop Insurance Costs; Machinery Costs; etc..." etc. For more information see Management Tools and Links or the Department of Economics TROPICAL HORTICULTURE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Tropical Horticulture Production & Management Courses, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. TROPICAL HORTICULTURE - J. Janick, Plant Genetics and Breeding, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, College of Agriculture (Purdue Agriculture), Purdue University Multimedia Tropical Horticulture Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples from over "37" "Tropical Horticulture" Course Video Lectures include "...Introduction to Tropical Horticulture Video Lecture; Tropical Vegetation Video Lecture; Tropical Soils Video Lecture; Agricultural Potential of the Humid Tropics Video Lecture; Agriculture in Tropical Systems Video Lecture; Tropical Forestry Video Lecture; Tropical Agricultural Research Video Lecture; Coffee Video Lecture; Cacao Video Lecture; Tea Video Lecture; Oil Crops Video Lecture; Tropical Oil Palms Video Lecture; Coconut & Date Video Lecture; Taro, Yams & Other Tropical Starch Crops Video Lectures; Banana Video Lecture; Citrus & Fruit Crops Video Lectures; Spice Crops Video Lecture; etc..." For more information see Jules Janick's Home Page or the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture AFRICAN CROPS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) African Crops Production & Management Courses, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO GROWING CASSAVA - Integrated Cassava Project (ICP), International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Multimedia Illustrated Guide to Growing Cassava - PDF (Text & Images). On the Left Hand Side under Agroenterpise CLICK ON "Illustrated Guide to Growing Cassava" For more information see Integrated Cassava Project (ICP) LOST CROPS OF AFRICA: VOLUME I: GRAINS - Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC), Policy and Global Affairs (PGA), National Academies, The National Academies Press Multimedia Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grain Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume I: Grain" Book Chapters include "...African Rice; Finger Millet; Fonio (Acha); Pearl Millet; Sorghum; Tef; Other Cultivated Grains; Wild Grains; etc..." For more information see Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC); Policy and Global Affairs (PGA); National Academies or The National Academies Press LOST CROPS OF AFRICA: VOLUME II: VEGETABLES - Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC), Policy and Global Affairs (PGA), National Academies, The National Academies Press Multimedia Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables" Book Chapters include "...Amaranth; Bambara Bean; Celosia; Cowpea; Eggplant (Garden Egg); Egusi; Lablab; Locust Bean; Moringa; Shea; Yambean; etc..." For more information see Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC); Policy and Global Affairs (PGA); National Academies or The National Academies Press LOST CROPS OF AFRICA: VOLUME III: FRUITS - Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC), Policy and Global Affairs (PGA), National Academies, The National Academies Press Multimedia Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits Book (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume III: Fruits" Book Chapters include "...Balanities; Baobab; Butterfruit; Kei Apple; Marula; Tamarind; Chocolate Berries; Custard Apples; Gumvines; Monkey Oranges; Star Applee; etc..." For more information see Development, Security, and Cooperation (DSC); Policy and Global Affairs (PGA); National Academies or The National Academies Press

Orchards, Fruits & Nuts

Home Gardener Small Scale Fruit Production & Management Commercial Cranberry Production & Management Handbooks, etc. Commercial Citrus Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Commercial Peach Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, etc. Commercial Nut Growers Production & Management Manuals, etc. Commercial Fruit & Nut (All Inclusive) Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Orchard Calculators & Spreadsheets Apple & Peach Tree Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets Apple Scion - Apple Rootstocks Tree Spacing Calculators & Spreadsheets Tree & Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets Tree Assessment: Wind Load Analysis Calculators & Spreadsheets Tree Spacing Calculators & Spreadsheets

Orchards, Fruits & Nuts HOME GARDENER FRUIT PRODUCTION Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Home Gardener Small Scale Fruit Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Guides, etc. SMALL-SCALE FRUIT PRODUCTION: FRUIT PRODUCTION FOR THE HOME GARDENER: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE - College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Fruit Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Small-Scale Fruit Production "...has been developed as a resource for people who wish to produce fruit on a small scale (on one acre or less)..." Fruit Crop Modules for each Fruit include "...Variety Selection; Planting; Nutritional Requirements; Watering in the First Year; Flowering Habits of Apples and Pears; Pruning; Fruit Thinning; Insect and Mite Pests; Disease Descriptions and Management; Pest Management..." Fruit Production Modules include The Home Fruit Planting: Getting Started; Pests and Pesticides in the Home Fruit Garden; Controlling Wildlife Damage in the Home Fruit Garden; Fruits include Pome Fruits Production & Management: Apples and Pears; Stone Fruits Production & Management: Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Apricots, and Cherries; etc..." For more information see Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences TREE FRUIT PRODUCTION GUIDE - College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Tree Fruit Production Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports & Slide Presentations (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tree Fruit Production" Subject Categories include "...Apples; Pears; Peaches; Cherries; Cultural Information; Diseases, Pests, and Natural Enemies; Chemical Management; Chemical Management Tables; IPM Spray Programs; Harvest and Postharvest Handling; Cider Production; Farm Management; etc..." Examples of "Tree Fruit Production" Slide Presentations include "...Apple Trellising; Pruning and Training Apple Trees to the Vertical French Axe System; Propagation of Fruit Plants by Budding; etc..." For more information see Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences COMMERCIAL CRANBERRY PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Commercial Cranberry Production & Management Handbooks, Guides, etc. CRANBERRY PRODUCTION: BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES GUIDE FOR MASSACHUSETTS CRANBERRY PRODUCTION - Paul R. Lopes, UMass Cranberry Station, Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia Best Management Practices Guide for Massachusetts Cranberry Production (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Best Management Practices Guide for Massachusetts Cranberry Production" Subject Categories include "...Chemigation; Disease Managment; Erosion Sediment Control; Cranberry Fresh Fruit Production; Harvest and Post-harvest Management; Insect Management; Irrigation; Mineral Soil Bog Constructio; Nutrient Management; Pesticide Application; Renovating Producing Cranberry Acreage; Water Control Structures; etc..." For more information see Floriculture-UMass Cranberry Station or Floriculture COMMERCIAL CITRUS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Citrus Variety Databases CITRUS VARIETIES DATABASE - Citrus Clonal Protection Program, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Citrus Varieties Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Citrus Varieties" Databases include "...Citron Varieties; Grapefruit Varieties and Pummelos Varieties; Kumquat Varieties and Kumquat Hybrids Varieties; Lemon Varieties; Lime Varieties and Limetta Varieties; Mandarin Varieties; Navel Orange Varieties; Blood Orange Varieties; Rootstock Varieties; Sour Orange Varieties; Specialty Varieties; Sweet Orange Varieties; Tangor Varieties; Tangelo Varieties; Valencia Orange Varieties; etc..." For more information see Citrus Clonal Protection Program CITRUS VARIETY COLLECTION INDEX - Citrus Variety Collection, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Citrus Variety Collection Database (Text & Images). Examples of "Citrus Variety Collection" Databases Subject Categories include "...Citron Varieties and Citron Hybrid Varieties; Citrus Relatives Varieties; Grapefruit Varieties and Grapefruit Hybrid Varieties; Lemon Varieties and Lemon Hybrid Varieties; Lime Varieties, Lime Hhybrid Varieties, and Rangpur lime Varieties; Limettas Varieties and Sweet Lime Varieties; Kumquats and Kumquat Hybrid Varieties; Papeda Varieties and Papeda Hybrid Varieties; Pummelo Varieties and Pummelo Hybrid Varieties; Mandarin Varieties and Mandarin Hybrid Varieties; Specialty Varieties; Sour Orange Varieties and Sour Orange Hybrid Varieties; Sweet Orange Varieties and Sweet Orange Hybrid Varieties; Rootstock Varieties; Trifoliate Varieties and Trifoliate Hybrid Varieties; Citrus Varieties developed at U.C.R.; etc..." For more information see Citrus Variety Collection Citrus Production Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. CITRUS - J.W. Sauls, Citrus Specialist, Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Weslaco, Texas, Aggie Horticulture Network, Texas A&M University Multimedia Texas Citrus & Subtropical Fruit Production Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Texas Citrus & Subtropical Fruit" Production Manual Subject Categories include Citriculture; Pest Management & Disease Control; Harvest and Handling; Marketing; Orchard Economics; etc..." For more information see the Aggie Horticulture Network CITRUS HANDBOOK - EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Citrus Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Citrus" Handbook Subject Categories include "...Nutrition and Fertilization; Pest Management; Postharvest and Handling; Varieties and Rootstocks; Water Management; etc..." For more information see Crop Handbooks; EDIS Online, University of Florida COMMERCIAL PEACH PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Commercial Peach Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Guides, etc. PEACH GROWERS HANDBOOK - Editors: Dan L. Horton (University of Georgia) and Donn T. Johnson (University of Arkansas), & Hosted by the: Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Peach Growers Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Southeastern Peach Growers' Handbook" Chapters & Subchapters include Business Management & Economics; Pre-Plant Considerations "...Rootstocks; Varieties; Tree Density, Orchard Design, and Training Systems; Selecting and Handling Young Trees; etc..." Cultural Practices "...Peach Thinning; Girdling; Irrigation for Peaches: Irrigation Systems; etc..." Harvest and Post-harvest Considerations; Pest Management; etc. For more information see Southeastern Peach Growers Handbook Home Page; Dan L. Horton's Home Page or the Department of Entomology COMMERCIAL NUT GROWERS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Commercial Nut Growers Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Guides, etc. A NUT GROWERS' MANUAL - The Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers Multimedia Nut Growers' Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nut Growers' Manual" Sections & Subsections include General Cultural Practices; Recommendations by Species "...Black Walnut; Heartnut; Butternut; Hazelnut; Shagbark Hickory; Korean Nut Pine; etc.." For more information see the The Eastern Chapter of the Society of Ontario Nut Growers or the Society of Ontario Nut Growers COMMERCIAL FRUIT & NUT PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - (ALL INCLUSIVE) Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Commercial Fruit & Nut Production & Management Videos TROPICAL FRUIT VIRTUAL FIELD LABORATORY (REAL PLAYER) - Tropical Research & Education Center, University of Florida Multimedia Tropical Fruit Virtual Field Laboratory Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tropical Fruit Virtual Field Laboratory Videos" Subject Categories include "...Carambola Videos; Longan Videos; Lychee Videos; Avocado Videos; Mamey Videos; Mango Videos; Banana Videos; Tropical Fruit Industry Videos; etc..." For more information see Fruit Scapes; Tropical Fruit Photography or the Tropical Research & Education Center Commercial Fruit & Nut Production & Management Databases, Handbooks, Guides, etc. TREE FRUITS & NUT CROPS - Kings County Extension Office, Kings County, U.C. Davis Extension Service, University of California, Davis Multimedia Tree Fruits & Nut Crops Production Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tree Fruits & Nut Crops" Production Guidelines include "...Almonds, Olives, Pistachios, Walnuts, etc..." Orchard Site Selection and Development; Orchard Floor Management etc..." For more information see Agriculture or the Kings County Extension Office CRFG FRUIT LIST - California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Multimedia CRFG Fruit Database, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Databases "...listing of fruit cultural data, arranged by scientific name, containing temperature limits and information on soil conditions for over 700 individual fruits. There is also a listing of over 1,000 fruits by their common names..." Fruit Crop Module for each Fruit include: Description "...Growth Habit, Foliage, Flowers, Fruits..." Culture "...Location, Irrigation, Fertilization, Frost Protection, Pruning, Propagation, Pests & Diseases, Fruit Harvest..." Common Name; Origin; Species; etc. For more information see California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Some examples from the California Rare Fruit Growers Fruit Databases include Fruit Facts Plant/Tree Descriptions List FRUIT AND NUTS - UC Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center, Department of Pomology, UC Davis Multimedia Fruit & Nut Production & Management Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fruit or Nut" Subject Categories include "...Planting and Care; Economics; Insects and Diseases; Irrigation & Nutrition; etc..." Examples of "Fruit & Nut Production & Management" Categories include "...Almond Production & Management; Apple Production & Management; Apricot Production & Management; Avocado Production & Management; Banana Production & Management; Breadfruit Production & Management; Cashew Production & Management; Cherimoya Production & Management; Chestnut Production & Management; Date Production & Management; Fig Production & Management; Guava Production & Management; Kiwifruit Production & Management; Loquat Production & Management; Mango Production & Management; Papaya Production & Management; Persimmon Production & Management; Pineapple Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Programs or the UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research and Information Center MARK RIEGER'S FRUIT CROP ENCYCLOPEDIA: INTRODUCTION TO FRUIT CROPS (HORT 3020) - M.W. Rieger, Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Fruit Crop Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Each Mark Rieger's Fruit & Nut Module includes "...Taxonomy; Origin; History of Cultivation; Folklore, Medicinal Properties, Non-food Usage; Production; Botanical Description; General Culture; Harvest, Post-harvest Handling..." Examples of "Mark Rieger's Fruit & Nut Production & Management" Subject Categories include: "...Almond Production & Management; Apple Production & Management; Apricot Production & Management; Avocado Production & Management; Banana Production & Management; Blackberries Production & Management; Blueberries Production & Management; Cherries Production & Management; Chestnuts Production & Management; Coconut Production & Management; Coffee Production & Management; Cranberry Production & Management; Currants Production & Management; Date Production & Management; Fig Production & Management; Grapes Production & Management; Guava Production & Management; Hazelnut Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Department of Horticulture or the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences FRUITS OF WARM CLIMATES - J.F. Morton, Miami, Florida and hosted by the Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Multimedia Fruits of Warm Climates Lessons, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Modules for each Fruit include "...Origin and Distribution; Varieties; Pollination; Climate; Soil; Propagation; Culture; Yield; Harvesting and Ripening;Pests and Diseases; etc..." Examples of "Fruits of Warm Climates Production & Management" Subject Categories include "...Date Production & Management; Pejibaye Production & Management; Ceriman Production & Management; Fig Production & Management; Breadfruit Production & Management; Jackfruit Production & Management; Soursop Production & Management; Biriba Production & Management; Carambola Production & Management; Bilimbi Production & Management; Orange Production & Management; Mandarin Orange Production & Management; Tangor Production & Management; Pummelo Production & Management; Grapefruit Production & Management; Tangelo Production & Management; Orangelo Production & Management; Lime Production & Management; Citron Production & Management; Wampee Production & Management; Langsat Production & Management; Bignay Production & Management; Emblic Production & Management; Otaheite Gooseberry Production & Management; Rambai Production & Management; Rambutan Production & Management; Pulasan Production & Management; Mamoncillo Production & Management; Akee Production & Management; Guave Production & Management; Feijoa Production & Management; Jaboticabas Production & Management; Jambolan Production & Management; Grumichama Production & Management; etc..." For more information see Welcome to NewCROP or the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture FRUITS & NUTS - Entomology, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii Multimedia Fruits & Nuts Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fruits & Nuts Production Guide" Categories include "...Banana; Coconut; Guava; Macadamia; Mango; Papaya; Pineapple; etc..." For more information see Crops; Integrated Pest Management or the Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences ORCHARDS, FRUITS & NUTS CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS Orchard Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) ORCHID VINEYARD BUDGET - ORCHARD/VINEYARD CASH FLOW PLANNER (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Roland P. Freund, Farm Management Agent, Penn State Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Orchid Vineyard Budget - Orchard/Vineyard Cash Flow Planner Orchard Calculator - Vineyard Calculator "...enables Orchardists and Vignerons to prepare a cash flow budget for a period of up to eight years. Projections are based upon each users enterprise budgets, production plans, and investment and loan strategies..." Orchid Vineyard Budget - Orchard/Vineyard Cash Flow Planner Calculator/Spreadsheet includes Enterprise Budgets "...These budgets are to be used for planning purposes, so the figures used should reflect your best estimate of average yield, price, and costs for the next five years..." Production Plan "...The user can elect the years (up to seven) to be examined, and then define for each chosen enterprise and each year, the acres which will be allocated to bearing, growing and newly established trees. Income is..." Whole Farm "...In this section we account for operating income and expenses which are not included in the Enterprise Budgets sheet..." Investments & Loans "...Capital transactions and the cost of debt service and loan activities are accounted for..." Cash Flow "...The results are tabulated here and presented in the form of estimated annual cash-flow.Provision has been made for split or delayed payments which will delay income into the next calendar year..." For more information see Managing Your Business: Calculator tools to help you estimate costs and manage budgets; Farm Entrepreneurs or Farm Business FRUIT TREES & GRAPES - ORCHARD & VINEYARD BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Orchard & Vineyard Budget Calculators include: "...Apricot Budget Calculator; Cherry Budget Calculator; Plum Budget Calculator; Peach Budget Calculator; Pear Budget Calculator; Nectarine Budget Calculator; etc..." Grape Budget Spreadsheets include: "...Chardonnay Budget Calculator; Concord Budget Calculator; Cabarnet Budget Calculator; Vidal Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Business Management Tools & Calculators; Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario Apple & Peach Tree Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) APPLE AND PEACH TREE FRUIT BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Apple Budget Calculators & Peach Budget Calculators include: Year 1: Apple & Peach Fruit Tree Land Preparation Calculator INPUT Values include: Variable Costs "...Fertilizer, Pesticides, Cover Crop, Fuel, Repairs, Labor, etc..." Fixed Costs "...Machinery & Equipment, Land Charge, Labor, Management, etc.." Year 2: Apple & Peach Fruit Tree Establishment Calculator INPUT Values include: Variable Costs "...Trees Fertilizer, Pesticides, Labor, etc..." Fixed Costs "...Machinery & Equipment, Land Charge, Labor, Management, etc..." Year 3 & 4: Apple & Peach Fruit Tree Non-Bearing Calculator INPUT Values include: Variable Costs "...Fertilizer, Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Labor Costs for Pruning & Mowing, etc..." Fixed Costs "...Operator Labor Charge, Machinery & Equipment, etc..." Year 5+: Apple & Peach Fruit Tree Mature Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Variable Costs "...Fertilizer, Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides, Machinery & Equipment Maintenance & Repairs, Labor Costs for Pruning & Havesting, Marketing including Cool Storage & Selling Charges, Bee Rental & Maintenance, etc..." Fixed Costs "...Operator Labor Charge, Machinery & Equipment, etc..." For more information see Budgets; Ohio Enterprise Budgets; Farm Management; ADED Programs or the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics Apple Scion - Apple Rootstocks Tree Spacing Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) APPLE SCION/ROOTSTOCK SELECTION - TREE SPACING CALCULATOR - R.L. Perry & J. Hull, Department of Horticulture Michigan State University & J. M. Clements, MSU Berrien County Extension VERY EXTENSIVE. Apple Scion Tree Spacing Calculator - Rootstock Tree Spacing Calculator "...The spacing recommendation in this writing pertains to single row arrangement of trees..." Apple Scion Tree Spacing Calculator - Rootstock Tree Spacing Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Scion Vigor; Rootstock Vigor; Soil Type; Irrigation; Management Intensity; Anticipated Tree Height..." For more information see Michigan Apples; MSUE Fruit Area of Expertise Team or Michigan State University Extension Tree & Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE AND VINE LOSS VALUE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Davis VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tree & Vine Loss Calculators "...calculate the value of a single tree or vine lost to any cause then replanted and grown to maturity or to the age at which it was lost, whichever occurs first..." Examples of VINE Value Loss Calculators include "...Cabernet Sauvignon Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Chardonnay Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Raisin Vines Value Loss Calculator; Table Grapes Value Loss Calculator; etc..." Examples of TREE Value Loss Calculators include "...Almond Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apple Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apricot Trees Value Loss Calculator; Avocado Trees Value Loss Calculator; Blood Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cherry Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cling Peach Trees Value Loss Calculator; Nectarine Trees Value Loss Calculator; Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Pear Trees Value Loss Calculator; Table Olive Trees Value Loss Calculator; etc..." Outreach or the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Tree Assessment: Wind Load Analysis Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE ASSESSMENT: WIND LOAD ANALYSIS CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - P. Sterken, Beligum VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wind Analysis for Trees Calculators include: Wind Load Analysis for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input Tree Height, Crown Diameter, Trunk Height..." Wind Load Analysis for Trees "...Crown Area, Air Density, Wind Load; etc..." Wind Load Analysis and Breakage for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input "...Tree Height, Diameter at 1 meter, Bark Thickness..." Material Properties "...Modulus of Elasticity, Compression Strength, Elastic Limit..." Environment "...Altitude; Terrain Factor..." Wind Load Analysis and Torsion for Trees Calculator INPUT Values include: Data input "...Tree Height, Diameter at 1 meter, Diameter at 2 meters, Bark Thickness, Residual Wall..." Material Properties "...Modulus of Elasticity, Compression Strength, Elastic Limit..." Environment "...Altitude; Terrain Factor..." For more information see Jan & Peter Sterken's Home Page Tree Spacing Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE SPACING CALCULATOR - J. Brokaw, The Timber Buyers Network For more information see The Timber Buyers Network or the Michigan Association of Timbermen

Viticulture - Vineyards

Enology - Grape Chemistry Courses, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Lessons, Publications Viticulture Vignerons Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Publications, Lessons Field Grafting Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Textbooks, etc. Vineyard Acreage Calculators & Spreadsheets Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculators & Spreadsheets Vineyard Production Costs & Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets Winemaking Calculators & Spreadsheets Mechanical Pruning Value Calculators & Spreadsheets Wine & Wine Aromas Databases, Courses, Lectures, etc.

Viticulture - Vineyards ENOLOGY - GRAPE CHEMISTRY Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) ENOLOGY - GRAPE CHEMISTRY - B.W. Zoecklein, Wine/Enology-Grape Chemistry Group, Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Virginia Tech Multimedia Enology - Grape Chemistry Course, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Wine/Enology - Grape Chemistry Group; Wine/Enology - Grape Chemistry Group or the Department of Food Science and Technology Examples of "Enology - Grape Chemistry" Course Subject Categories include Subject Index to Enology Notes On-Line Publications & Current Topics in Enology VITICULTURE Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Vineyard Calendar VINEYARD CALENDAR - Author: Brenda Thompson, North Texas Winemakers Guild, Sanger, Texas Multimedia Vineyard Calendar (Text & Images). For more information see Downloads or the North Texas Winemakers Guild Winegrape Grower's Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Textbooks, etc. WINEGRAPE GROWERS TEXTBOOK - Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia GNorth Carolina Winegrape Grower's Textbook - PDF, 196 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The North Carolina Winegrape Grower's Guide "...replaces the original Mid-Atlantic Winegrape Grower’s Guide..." Examples of "North Carolina Winegrape Grower's" Textbook Chapters include "...Costs of Growing Grapes; Grape Varieties; Vineyard Site Selection; Vineyard Establishment; Pruning and Training; Canopy Management; Pest Management; etc..." For more information see Fruit Crops - Pomology; Crop - Commodity Information or the Department of Horticulture Science Viticulture Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, Textbooks, Courses, etc. GRAPE GROWING - VITICULTURE - Ed Hellman, Viticulture and Extension Specialist, Texas Cooperative Extension, Aggie Horticulture Network, Texas A&M University Multimedia Grape Growing Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Vineyards "...Establishing a vineyard and bringing it to full production requires a large investment in money and labor. Estimates vary widely and depend on circumstances specific to the site and the individual choices that are made, but development costs for the first three years can be from $9,000 to more than $15,000 per acre, not including land costs..." Examples of "Grape Growing" Course Chapters include "...Starting a Vineyard; Canopy Management; Pruning; Vine Nutrition; Irrigation; Fruit Ripening; Diseases & Pests; Business Management; Vineyard Economics; etc..." For more information see Edward Hellman's Home Page or the Aggie Horticulture Network VITICULTURE - Joseph A. Fiola, Western Maryland Research and Education Center (WMREC), Maryland Cooperative Extension, Uninversity of Maryland Multimedia Viticulture Management (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Maryland Grape and Fruit Page Examples of Viticulture Subject Categories include General Viticulture Starting a Vineyard Examples of "Starting a Vineyard" Guidelines include Vineyard Site Selection; Vineyard Site Preparation; Vineyard Supplies & Equipment; Grape Varieties; Nutrition; Vine Training and Canopy Management; Pest Management; Pruning; etc..." WINEFILES - Winefiles.org, Sonoma County Wine Library, California & is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian, and by several Wine Industry Groups Multimedia Wine, Wine Making and Grape Growing Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wines "...Authoritative information on wine, wine making and grape growing, including the business, technology and history associated with wine..." For more information see the Sonoma County Wine Library or the Sonoma County Library FIELD GRAFING GRAPEVINES GUIDES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, ETC. AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO FIELD GRAFTING GRAPEVINES - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University Multimedia Illustrated Guide to Field Grafting Grapevines (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. An Illustrated Guide to Field Grafting Grapevines "...Field grafting, also known as top-working, is an old technique for changing the fruiting variety in a vineyard without the expense of replanting, and a loss of only one year of cropping..." For more information see Grape Production or the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network VITICULTURE CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS Vineyard Acreage Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) VINEYARD ACREAGE CALCULATOR - California AgQuest Consulting, Inc. Vineyard Acreage Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Enter your Row Spacing; Enter your Vine Spacing; Enter the total Number of Vines to be calculated..." For more information see California AgQuest Consulting Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculators & Spreadsheets GRAPE WATER USE CALCULATOR - California AgQuest Consulting, Inc. Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculator "...calculation is based on "normal" climate conditions for the specified weather station and "clean" cultivation (i.e. no actively growing cover crop)..." Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Starting Date; Weather Station; Trellis System (Trellis Type); Cross Arm Width (width of the trellis cross arm...); Row Spacing; Vine Spacing..." Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculator OUTPUT Values include: "...Crop Coeff; % Shaded Area; Well Watered Use For Week..." For more information see California AgQuest Consulting Grape Production Costs & Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) NORTHWEST GRAPES COST-OF-PRODUCTION CALCULATORS - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Grapes Cost-Of-Production Calculators "...require you to enter your actual production costs into the numerical fields. If you do not know your actual costs, the calculators provide industry average figures as default costs..." Grapes Cost-Of-Production Calculators include: Calculator Types "...Wine Grapes Conventional; Wine Grapes Organic; Juice Grapes Conventional; Juice Grapes Organic..." Production Years "...Year 1: Establishment; Year 2; Year 3; Year 4+..." For more information see the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network ORCHID VINEYARD BUDGET - ORCHARD/VINEYARD CASH FLOW PLANNER (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Roland P. Freund, Farm Management Agent, Penn State Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Orchid Vineyard Budget - Orchard/Vineyard Cash Flow Planner Orchard Calculator - Vineyard Calculator "...enables Orchardists and Vignerons to prepare a cash flow budget for a period of up to eight years. Projections are based upon each users enterprise budgets, production plans, and investment and loan strategies..." Orchid Vineyard Budget - Orchard/Vineyard Cash Flow Planner Calculator/Spreadsheet includes Enterprise Budgets "...These budgets are to be used for planning purposes, so the figures used should reflect your best estimate of average yield, price, and costs for the next five years..." Production Plan "...The user can elect the years (up to seven) to be examined, and then define for each chosen enterprise and each year, the acres which will be allocated to bearing, growing and newly established trees. Income is..." Whole Farm "...In this section we account for operating income and expenses which are not included in the Enterprise Budgets sheet..." Investments & Loans "...Capital transactions and the cost of debt service and loan activities are accounted for..." Cash Flow "...The results are tabulated here and presented in the form of estimated annual cash-flow.Provision has been made for split or delayed payments which will delay income into the next calendar year..." For more information see Managing Your Business: Calculator tools to help you estimate costs and manage budgets; Farm Entrepreneurs or Farm Business FRUIT TREES & GRAPES - ORCHARD & VINEYARD BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Orchard & Vineyard Budget Calculators include: "...Apricot Budget Calculator; Cherry Budget Calculator; Plum Budget Calculator; Peach Budget Calculator; Pear Budget Calculator; Nectarine Budget Calculator; etc..." Grape Budget Spreadsheets include: "...Chardonnay Budget Calculator; Concord Budget Calculator; Cabarnet Budget Calculator; Vidal Budget Calculator; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Business Management Tools & Calculators; Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario Vine Loss Value Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) TREE AND VINE LOSS VALUE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California Davis VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tree & Vine Loss Calculators "...calculate the value of a single tree or vine lost to any cause then replanted and grown to maturity or to the age at which it was lost, whichever occurs first..." Examples of VINE Value Loss Calculators include "...Cabernet Sauvignon Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Chardonnay Winegrape Vines Value Loss Calculator; Raisin Vines Value Loss Calculator; Table Grapes Value Loss Calculator; etc..." Examples of TREE Value Loss Calculators include "...Almond Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apple Trees Value Loss Calculator; Apricot Trees Value Loss Calculator; Avocado Trees Value Loss Calculator; Blood Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cherry Trees Value Loss Calculator; Cling Peach Trees Value Loss Calculator; Nectarine Trees Value Loss Calculator; Orange Trees Value Loss Calculator; Pear Trees Value Loss Calculator; Table Olive Trees Value Loss Calculator; etc..." Outreach or the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Winemaking Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) PEARSON'S SQUARE (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: Matt Mathews, North Texas Winemakers Guild, Sanger, Texas VERY EXTENSIVE. Pearson’s Square Calculator "...handily solves the problem of how to mix two solutions of known percentages without having to solve sets of simultaneous equations..." Examples of "practical applications for using Pearson’s Square are" ...Adding sugar syrup to increase the Potential Alcohol of a must; Sweetening a dry wine with sugar syrup; Adjusting the Titratable Acidity of two wines by blending; etc..." For more information see Download-Software; Downloads or the North Texas Winemakers Guild SULFITE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - WineMaker Magazine, Battenkill Communications, Vermont VERY EXTENSIVE. Sulfite "...has been used since the early days of winemaking as a preservative to protect wines from oxidation and microbial spoilage..." Sulfite Calculator "...calculates the amount of sulfite based on the current and desired free SO2 levels for any given volume of wine..." "...Recommends the optimal free SO2 level required to protect a style of wine - red or white - based on its pH level..." For more information see WineMaker Magazine WINEMAKING: BLENDING WINES - Winemaking Home Page, J. Keller, Pleasanton, Texas VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Winemaking: Blending Wines Calculators include: "...Blending to Adjust Alcohol Calculator; Solving Adjusted Alcohol of a Blend Calculator; Blending to Adjust Acidity Calculator; Blending to Adjust pH Calculator; Solving pH of a Blend Calculator..." For more information see Winemaking Home Page MECHANICAL PRUNING CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS MECHANICAL PRUNING USING 'LOVE CG-100 PRE-PRUNER' VS TRADITIONAL HAND PRUNING - CALCULATOR - J.E. Love Company Mechanical Pruning vs. Tranditional Hand Pruning Calculator INPUT Values include: Vineyard "...Plants per vineyard, Rows in Vineyard, etc..." Labor Costs "...Labor Rates per Plant or Per Hour, Taxes, etc..." Equipment "...Tractors, Mechanical Pruners, etc..." For more information see Vineyard Equipment: Concord Grape Pre-Pruner or the J.E. Love Company WINE & WINE AROMAS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) UNDERSTANDING WINE & BEER: FOOD SCIENCE 430 - T.E. Acree, Department of Food Science, Cornell Institute of Food Science, Cornell University Multimedia Wine & Beer Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Wine & Beer" Course Subject Categories include "...Introduction: chemistry, microbiology and psychology of wine and beer; The brewing process, Renaissance wine technology; Sensory Testing methods, The neurobiology of taste; Brewing water and adjuncts, Brewing yeast & fermentation; Non-fruit wines, Vine physiology and function; etc..." For more information see Terry E. Acree's Home Page; Geneva: Food Science & Technology Department; Cornell Institute of Food Science Wine Aromas Databases WINE: CLASSIFICATION OF AROMAS - T.E. Acree, H. Arn & O. Perrin, Department of Food Science, Cornell Institute of Food Science, Cornell University Multimedia Classification of Aromas Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wine: Classification of Aromas "...Listed are the specific aromas found in each generic class along with an example or recipe for a sensory standard. You can make many of these using materials available at the grocery store. However, the more precise standards require chemicals that are only available from flavor houses, chemical companies or the chemists who synthesized them...." For more information see The Sand Box; Terry E. Acree's Home Page; Geneva: Food Science & Technology Department; Cornell Institute of Food Science FLAVORNET - T.E. Acree & H. Arn, Department of Food Science, Cornell Institute of Food Science, Cornell University Multimedia Aroma Compounds Database (Text, Images, Simulations & 3D Modeling). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Over "700" Odorants listed. FlavorNet "...contains a compilation of aroma compounds sorted by their chromatographic and sensory properties..." "...In Flavornet odorants are arranged by chromatographic and sensory properties. Except for indexing standards the data have been taken from published research using GCO. They are listed by retention indices both Kovats n-paraffin and ethyl ester on four different substrates. A link to a summary page containing chemical properties, sensory descriptors, bibliographies and pdb (protein data bank) files of MM2 minimized structures is provided for each ligand..." Examples of "Aroma Compounds" Database Categories & Subcategories include "...Kovats RI; Ethyl Ester RI; Odorants; Odors; Odor Classes Animal; Aromatic; Berry; Citrus; Fermented; Floral; Fruity; Grain; Herbs; etc..." For more information see Flavornet's Home Page; Terry E. Acree's Home Page; Geneva: Food Science & Technology Department or Cornell Institute of Food Science

Storage STORAGE STRUCTURES Storage Structure Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) STORAGE STRUCTURES CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Fond du Lac County Agronomy, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Storage Structures Calculators include: "...Silage Pile Density Calculator; Floor Length to Achieve Bunker/Pile Silo Filling Layer Thickness Calculator; Silo Density Calculator; Storage Density Calculator; Comparing Round Bale Storage Costs Calculator; Facer Cost Analysis Calculator; etc..." For more information see Forage Resources; Wisconsin Team Forage; Fond du Lac County Agronomy or the Cooperative Extension Silo Volume Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) SILO VOLUME CALCULATOR - Modern Engineering and Construction Co. Pty Ltd VERY EXTENSIVE. Silo Volume Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Silo Circumference or Silo Diameter; Barrel or Grain Height; Emptying Silo (Material Coned Down); Bottom Cone Heigth..." Silo Volume Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Measurements for Wheat; Barley; Triticale; Oats; Lupins; Canola; Corn/Maize; Sorghum & Polyethylene/Polypropylene pellets..." For more information see Modern Engineering and Construction Co. Pty Ltd Grain Bin Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN BIN CALCULATOR - FarmNet Services, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Grain Bin Calculator "...can easily be used to determine the number of bushels being stored in a bin..." Bin Calculators include "...Barley Round Bin Calculator; Barley Rectangular Bin Calculator; Canola Round Bin Calculator; Canola Rectangular Bin Calculator; Corn Shell Round Bin Calculator; Corn Shell Rectangular Bin Calculator; Corn Ear Round Bin Calculator; Corn Ear Rectangular Bin Calculator; Flax Round Bin Calculator; Flax Rectangular Bin Calculator; Oats Round Bin Calculator; Oats Rectangular Bin Calculator; Rapeseed Round Bin Calculator; Rapeseed Rectangular Bin Calculator; Rye Round Bin Calculator; Rye Rectangular Bin Calculator; Sorghum Round Bin Calculator; Sorghum Rectangular Bin Calculator; Soybeans Round Bin Calculator; Soybeans Rectangular Bin Calculator; Sunflower Round Bin Calculator; Sunflower Rectangular Bin Calculator; Wheat Round Bin Calculator; Wheat Rectangular Bin Calculator..." Round Bin Calculators and Rectangular Bin Calculators INPUT Values include: "...Circumference or Diameter; Height of Grain; Height of Grain Peak; Actual Test weight (for each grain Standard Test Weight is included)..." For more information see Sitemap; Tools or FarmNet Services Grain Storage Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN STORAGE SYSTEMS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Services, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Grain Storage Calculators include: "...Cost of Harvest Losses vs. Heated Air Drying Calculator; Fuel Cost Comparison: LP vs Natural Gas Calculator; Grain Bin Capacity Calculator; Flat Storage Capacity Calculator; etc..." For more information see Grain Storage Systems Calculators & Tools; Grain Storage Systems; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) OPTIMAL STORAGE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Economics, South Dakota State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Optimal Storage Calculators include Corn Optimal Storage Calculator; Soybeans Optimal Storage Calculator; Minneapolis Spring Wheat Optimal Storage Calculator; Kansas City Winter WheatOptimal Storage Calculator; etc..." Optimal Storage Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Current Cash Price; Cost of Storage; Futures; Expected Basis; Implied Forward Price; etc..." For more information see Management Tools and Links or the Department of Economics GRAIN SHRINK FACTOR Grain Shrink Factor Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN SHRINK FACTOR CALCULATOR - S.G. McNeil & T.C. Dowdy, Extension Services, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky Grain Shrink Factor Calculator: "...Calculate total shrink and bushels of grain remaining after drying and handling for any moisture..." Grain Shrink Factor Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number of Bushels Wet Grain; Initial Moisture Content; Final Moisture Content; Handling Shrink..." For more information see Grain Storage Systems Calculators & Tools; Grain Storage Systems; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) WAREHOUSE VENTILATION Warehouse Ventilation Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) WAREHOUSE VENTILATION CALCULATOR FOR PEANUTS - National Peanut Research Laboratory, USDA Warehouse Ventilation Calculator for Peanuts INPUT Values include: "...Desired Capacity; Peanut Variety; Building Width; Eave Height; Desired Building Length; Roof Pitch..." For more information see the National Peanut Research Laboratory

Seed Manuals, Handbooks, Guides, Calculators, Spreadsheets, etc. SEEDING RATES Seeding Rates Calculators - Seed Drop Calculators CALCULATING SEEDING RATES CALCULATORS - CROP CALCULATORS - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Seeding Rate Calculators include: Forage Seed Mixture Calculator "...Row Seeder Calculator; Broadcast Seeder Calculator..." Cereal Seeding Calculator "...calculator determines how much seed is needed to plant a cereal crop with the desired plant density and includes seed drill calibration information..." Cereal Seeding Calculator INPUT Values include "...Crop: Barley, Oats, Rye, Triticale, Wheat; Crip Variety; Plant Density; Germination Rate; Row Spacing; etc..." Peas, Pulses and other Large Seeds Calculator "...calculator determines how much seed is needed to plant a crop with the desired plant density and includes seed drill calibration information..." Peas, Pulses and other Large Seeds Calculator INPUT Values include "...Plant Density; Germination Rate; Emergence Mortality Percentage; Row Spacing; etc..." For more information see Crop Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development SEED CALCULATOR - Johnny's Selected Seeds VERY VERY EXTENSIVE Seed Calculator INPUT Values include Choose Measurement "...U.S. Measurement or Metric..." Choose from over "25" Crops "...Artichoke; Beans, Bush Snap Bean, Dry Bean, Pole Snap Bean, etc.; Beets; Broccoli; Cabbage; Celery; Corn; Eggplant; Endive; Lettuce; Okra; Onion Blubs; Parsley; Peas; Peppers; etc..." Directly sow or Transplant; Number of Feet of rows. For more information see Johnny's Selected Seeds PURE LIVE SEED Pure Live Seed Calculators PURE LIVE SEED CALCULATOR - Granite Seed Company Pure Live Seed Calculator INPUT Values include "...Bulk pounds of seed; Purity Percentage of seed; Germination Percentage of seed etc..." For more information see Granite Seed Company SEED COSTS Seed Costs Calculators SEED COST CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - S.G. McNeil, Extension Services, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY EXTENSIVE. Seed Cost Calculators "...A spreadsheet tool has been developed to help farmers and crop managers easily calculate their actual costs and easily compare total costs for two seeding rates for a number of different varieties and/or seed lots..." Seed Cost Calculators include: "...Corn Seed Cost Calculator; Soybean Seed Calculator; Wheat Seed Calculator..." For more information see Grain Storage Systems Calculators & Tools; Grain Storage Systems; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) SEED MIXTURES FOR RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DECLINING HABITATS Seed Mixtures for Restoration and Management of Declining Habitats Calculators & Spreadsheets NATIVE PRAIRIE SEEDING CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Iowa NRCS and the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Native Grass Seeding Calculator "...is design to assist in developing seeding mixtures that are adapted to specific sites based on moisture regimes and flowing periods. The calculator will also provide and estimate of seed costs and provide a seeding plan for the client..." For more information see Iowa NRCS Technical Resources; Iowa NRCS or the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide BEET SEED Beet Seed Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) BEET SEED CALCULATOR - American Crystal Sugar Company Beet Seed Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Row Spacing; Seed Spacing; Seed Size; Expected Final Stand; Acres in Field..." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company CORN SEED Corn Seed Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) CORN SEED CALCULATOR - Syngenta Corporation Corn Seed Calculator INPUT Values include "...Row Width; Area Planted; Desired Final Stand; etc..." For more information see the Calculators or Syngenta Corporation GRAIN SEED Grain Seed Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) GRAIN SEED RATE CALCULATOR - HGCA (a Non-Departmental Public Body established under the Cereals Marketing Act 1965), London, U.K. For more information see the Agronomy Calculators; Tools or HGCA WHEAT SEED COST CALCULATOR - M. Ellis, S.G. McNeill & T. Dowdy, Extension Services, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering VERY EXTENSIVE. Wheat Seed Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Desired Stand; Row Spacing; Plants per Foot of Row; Number of Seeds per/lb; Grams per 1000 Seeds; Germ Percentage; Purity Percentage; Seeding Rate; Number of Acres; Number of 50 Pound Bags; etc..." For more information see Grain Storage Systems Calculators & Tools; Grain Storage Systems; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) PLANT TO PLANT SPACINGS FOR VARIOUS PLANT POPULATIONS Plant Spacings Calculator PLANT TO PLANT SPACINGS FOR VARIOUS PLANT POPULATIONS CALCULATOR - NK Seeds Plant to Plant Spacings for Various Plant Populations Calculator "...can be useful as you determine the appropriate plant density and planter calibration for different row width systems..." For more information see Tool Shed - Calculators or NK Seeds Examples of Related Crop Calculators include Bt Calculator Corn Yield Loss Due to Defoliation at Various Growth Stages Growing Degree Units Calculator SEED PRODUCTION & SEED PROCESSING EQUIPMENT Seed Production Lectures & Seed Production Videos SEED PRODUCTION (REALPLAYER & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Organic Seed Partnership, Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Multimedia Seed Production Videos & Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Seed Production Videos include "...Dry Seed Processing of Brassica Seed Video; Wet Seed Processing of Tomato and Tomatillo Seed Video; etc..." Examples of Seed Production Guidelines include "...Allium Seed Production (Onions Seed Production); Capsicum Seed Production (Peppers Seed Production); Lycopersicon Seed Production (Tomatoes Seed Production); Cucumis Seed Production (Csucumbers Seed Production); etc..." For more information see Organic Seed Partnership or the Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics Seed Processing Equipment Lectures, Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. SEED PROCESSING EQUIPMENT- Organic Seed Partnership, Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Multimedia Seed Processing Equipment (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Organic Seed Partnership or the Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics SMALL-SCALE SEED THRESHER AND CLEANER - Sustainable Seed Systems, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University Multimedia Small-scale Seed Thresher and Cleaner (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Niche Market Dry Beans or Sustainable Seed Systems SEED PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - Author: Harold Wiedemann, Revegetation Equipment, College Station, Texas A&M University Multimedia Seed Processing Equipment (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Seed Processing Equipment "...With experience and some ingenuity, operators can adjust the cleaning machinery to produce a quality seed product with high purity levels. Pre-cleaning is the rapid removal of excessive, extraneous materials by scalpers, hammermills, or debearders prior to basic cleaning with air-screen separators..." Seed Processing Equipment includes "...Scalpers; Hammermills; Air-screen Separators; Gravity Separators; Debearders; Air Impinging Devices; Dybvig Separator; etc..." For more information see Revegetation Equipment Silage Production & Management SILAGE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT COURSES, MANUALS, PUBLICATIONS, CALCULATORS, ETC. Silage Making - Silage Production SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF SILAGE MAKING - Authors: L.M. Johnson & J.H. Harrison; California Alfalfa Workgroup; Copyright: Dan Putnam and Jerry Schmierer; University of California, Davis Multimedia Scientific Aspects of Silage Making Publication - PDF, 8 Pages (Text & Images). Scientific Aspects of Silage Making "... There are 4 phases (aerobic, anaerobic, stable, and feedout) that silage undergoes. The most critical phases to manage to minimize nutritive losses are when the silage is going from an aerobic to an anaerobic environment and at feedout. The first important step in achieving silage of high nutritive value is to harvest at the proper maturity and moisture level..." For more information see California Alfalfa Workgroup SILAGE PRODUCTION - Author: Gordon Hutton; Provincial Forage Industry Specialist, Crop Business Development, Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Alberta, Canada Multimedia Silage Production Lectures (Text & Images). Silage Production Lectures "...Ensiling Process; Evaluating Silage Quality; Estimating Moisture Content of Forages and Silage..." For more information see the Agriculture and Rural Development Silage Making Videos GRASS SILAGE MAKING VIDEOS - Offwell Woodland & Wildlife Trust, U.K. Multimedia Grass Silage Making Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Typical Silage Production Silage: Alfalfa Silage, Corn Silage, Small Grains Silage, etc. ALFALFA & FORAGES SYMPOSIUM - California Alfalfa Workgroup; Copyright: Dan Putnam and Jerry Schmierer; University of California, Davis Multimedia Alfalfa & Forages Symposium (Text & Images). Click on Symposium. Examples of Alfalfa & Forages Technical Publications Sections include "...Dairy and Forage Industry Trends; Seed Industry Trends and Biotech Crops; Producing Quality Alfalfa Seed; Irrigation and Water Management, Manure, and Tillage; Corn, Sorghum, Sudan and Tef as Forage Crops; Equipment Innovations and Forage Systems; etc..." For more information see the California Alfalfa Workgroup CORN SILAGE & CORN SILLAGE SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Fond du Lac County Agronomy, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Corn Silage Lectures, Publications, etc. include "...Selecting Corn Silage Hybrid Maturities; Corn Silage Hybrid Evaluation; Corn Germplasms for Silage Uses; Corn Response to Planting Date; Current Agronomic Research Related to Corn Silage; Adjusting the Forage Harvester for Corn Silage Particle Size; etc..." Corn Silage Calculators - Spreadsheets include: "...Custom Harvesting Calculator; Bunker Silo Density Calculator; Bunker Silo Sizing Calculator; Corn Silage vs. Alfalfa Calculator; Cost of Forage Storage Calculator; etc..." For more information see Forage Resources; Wisconsin Team Forage; Fond du Lac County Agronomy or the Cooperative Extension FORAGE & SILAGE SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Forage & Silage Calculators include: "...Irrigated Alfalfa Calculaltor; Perennial Peanut Hay Budget Calculator; Winter Annual Forage Budget Calculator; Bahia Seed Establishment Calculator; Bahia Seed Breakeven Calculator; Bermuda Grass Calculator for Hay; Costal Bermuda Hay Calculator; Corn for Silage Calculator; Small Grain Silage Calculator; Wheat Calculator (Conventional); Wheat Calculator (Intensive Management); Hybrid Bermuda Calculators (Irrigated, Non-irrigated, etc.); etc..." For more information see Budgets in Microsoft Excel; Computer Spreadsheet Budgets; Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics OAT HAY AND SILAGE PRODUCTION - Authors: M.R. George, T.E. Kearney & C.A. Schoner, Jr.; Division of Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Davis; Hosted by UC Davis ANR Catalog Multimedia Oat Hay and Silage Production - PDF, 16 Pages (Text & Images). Oat Hay and Silage Production "...Oats are grown in almost every county in California to provide hay or silage for cattle, sheep and horses. The growing pleasure horse industry offers a ready market for high quality, pure oat hay, while dairies use oats alone for silage or in mixtures with other winter cereals..." For more information see Oat Hay & Silage Production or the ANR Catalog Pollination POLLINATION COURSES, MANUALS, CALCULATORS, ETC. Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Textbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. INSECT POLLINATION OF CULTIVATED CROP PLANTS - S.E. McGregor, Honey Bee Research Unit, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA, Tucson, Arizona Multimedia Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Book (Text & Images). Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Book "...The First and Only Virtual Beekeeping Book Updated Continously. Additions listed by crop and date..." Examples of "Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants" Chapters & Subchapters include Introduction "...Economics of Plant Pollination; Flowering and Fruiting of Plants; Wild Bees and Wild Bee Culture..." Examples of "Crops Dependent upon or Benefited by Insect Pollination" include "...Alfafa; Almonds; Clover & Relatives; Legumes & Relatives; Tree Fruits & Nuts; Exotic Fruits & Nuts; Common Vegetables for Seed & Fruit; Small Fruits & Brambles; etc..." For more information see Carl Hayden Bee Research Center

Plant Propagation

Plant Propagation (Courses, Lectures, etc.) Plant Propagation Courses & Lectures Houseplants Propagation Courses & Lectures Garden & Landscape Plant Propagation Courses & Lectures Nursery Crop Plant Propagation Courses & Lecture Fruit Plant Propagation Courses & Lecture Trees, Shrub, Groundcovers & Palms Propagation Courses & Lecture

Plant Propagation PLANT PROPAGATION COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, GUIDES, ETC. Plant Propagation PLANT PROPAGATION - Arizona Master Gardener Manual, Arizona Cooperative Exension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona Multimedia Plant Propagation Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Plant propagation "...is the process of multiplying the numbers of a species, perpetuating a species, or maintaining the youthfulness of a plant..." Examples of "Plant Propagation" Course Chapters & Lessons include Sexual Propagation "...Seeds; Media; Containers, Watering; Transplanting; etc..." Asexual Propagation: Cuttings "...Stem Cuttings; Tip Cuttings; Medial Cuttings, Cane Cuttings; Single Eye; Double Eye; Heel Cutting; Whole Leaf with Petiole; Whole Leaf without Petiole; Split Vein, Root Cuttings; etc..." Asexual Propagation: Layering "...Tip Layering; Simple Layering; Compound Layering; Mound Layering; Air Layering; Stolons and Runners; etc..." Asexual Propagation: Grafting "...Cleft Grafting; Bark Grafting; Whip or Tongue Grafting; etc..." Asexual Propagation: Budding "...Patch Budding; Chip Budding; T-budding; etc..."; Plant Tissue Culture for the Home; etc. For more information see Arizona Master Gardener Manual; Arizona Cooperative Exension or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Houseplants Propagation PROPAGATION OF HOUSEPLANTS - M.A. Gowdy, Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology), College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Multimedia House Plant Propagation Lessons (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "House Plant Propagation" Lessons include "...Cuttings; Division & Layering (Air layering & Compound layering); etc..." For more information see Flowers and Houseplants Publications; Lawn and Garden; MU Extension or the Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology) Garden & Landscape Plant Propagation HOME PROPAGATION OF GARDEN AND LANDSCAPE PLANTS - M.A. Gowdy & C.J. Starbuck, Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology), College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Multimedia Garden & Landscape Plants Propagation Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Garden & Landscape Plants Propagation" Lessons include "...Cuttings; Layering (Air layering & Compound layering); Division; Chart for Propagation techniques for common garden plants..." For more information see Flowers and Houseplants Publications; Lawn and Garden; MU Extension or the Division of Plant Sciences (Agronomy, Entomology, Horticulture and Plant Microbiology & Pathology) LANDSCAPE PLANT PROPAGATION INFORMATION - D.L. Ingram & B. Schutzman, Environmental Horticulture, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Plant Propagation Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of each "Plant Propagation" Lessons includes Common Name or Scientific Name; Plant Type; Primary Method of Propagation; Alternate Propagation Method(s); Propagation by Cuttings "...Cutting type; Time of year to take cuttings; Cutting maturity; Rooting hormone; Rooting environment; Soil temperature for best rooting; Time to rooting; etc..." Propagation by Seed "...Time of year to collect seed; Time of year to sow seed; Preferred temperature for germination; etc..." Propagation by Layering "...Type of Layering; Time of year to layer; etc..." Propagation by Grafting "...Time of year to graft; Type of graft; etc..." etc. For more information see Plant Information Database; Environmental Horticulture or the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Nursery Crop Plant Propagation GRAFTING AND BUDDING NURSERY CROP PLANTS - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Grafting & Budding Nursery Crop Plants Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Grafting Nursery Crop Plants" Lessons include "...When to Graft; Selecting and Handling Scion Wood; Cleft graft; Bark graft; Side-veneer graft; Splice graft; Whip and tongue graft; Saddle graft; Bridge graft; Inarch graft; etc..." Examples of "Budding Nursery Crop Plants" Lessons include Preparing the Rootstock; Preparing the Budwood; Budding Techniques; T-budding; etc..." For more information see Horticulture Information; Consumer Horticulture; North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Fruit Plant Propagation PROPAGATING DECIDUOUS FRUIT PLANTS - M.E. Ferree and G. Krewer, UGA Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Propagating Deciduous Fruit Plants Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Propagating Deciduous Fruit Plants" Lessons include "...T-budding and Whip Grafting; Grafting Techniques to Topwork Existing Trees; Grafting Techniques to Repair Trees; Summary of T-budding and Grafting; Fruits Propagated by Cutting, Runners, Layering and Stooling; etc..." For more information see the UGA Cooperative Extension or the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences PLANT PROPAGATION CHART FOR FRUIT GROWERS - C. Sweet, California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Multimedia Plant Propagation Chart for Fruit Growers (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Plant Propagation Chart determines for each Plant whether it can be Proagated by: "...Seed; Hardwood Cuttings; Semi-Hardwood Cuttings; Softwood Cuttings; Grafting; Air Layering; Root Cuttings or Offshoots/Division..." For more information see California Rare Fruit Growers (CRFG) Trees, Shrub, Groundcovers & Palms Propagation PLANT PROPAGATION & GRAFTING - Extension Horticulturists, Texas Cooperative Extension & the Department of Horticultural Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Texas A&M University Multimedia Plant Propagation & Grafting Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Plant Propagation & Grafting" Lessons include "...The Four-Flap Graft; Four-Flap Graft; Texas Inlay Bark Graft; Inlay Bark Graft; Greenwood Grafting; T-Budding Citrus; etc..." For more information see Texas A&M Extension Information or Aggie Horticulture PROPAGATING DECIDUOUS AND EVERGREEN SHRUBS, TREES AND VINES WITH STEM CUTTINGS - F.E. Larsen & W.E. Guse, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University Multimedia Propagating Shrubs, Trees & Vines with Stem Cuttings Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Propagating Shrubs, Trees & Vines with Stem Cuttings" Lessons include "...Tip cuttings; Simple or straight cuttings; Heel cuttings; Mallet cuttings; Procedures for Making and Handling Cuttings; Propagation Charts for Evergreen Plants & Deciduous Plants; etc..." For more information see the Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Major Pest Causing Billions of Dollars in Losses (Fruit Fly, Nematodes, Plant-Feeding Mites, Whitefly) Integrated Pest Management Video Lectures Integrated Pest Management Image Databases Field Techniques Courses & Lectures Integrated Pest Management Courses, Lectures, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. (Crops, Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Nuts, Livestock, etc.) Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Citrus IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Fruit Trees IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Mushroom IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Sorghum IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc. Vegetables IPM Handbooks, Manuals, Guides, etc.

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) MAJOR PEST CAUSING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LOSSES Fruit Fly Databases, Lectures, Handbooks, etc. FRUIT FLY - Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Fruit Fly Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fruit flies (Tephritidae) "...are the most agriculturally important family of flies. Some species are pests, together causing billions of dollars in losses annually, whereas other species are beneficial biological control agents of weeds..." For more information see Diptera Site or the Systematic Entomology Laboratory Nematodes Databases, Lectures, Handbooks, etc. NEMATODES AS AGRICULTURE PESTS - Nematology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Nematodes as Agriculture Pests Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematodes as Agricultural Pests" Subject Categories include "...Corn; Potatoes; Soybeans; Sugarbeets; Turf; Trees, Orchards and Vineyards; Gardens, Vegetables; etc..." For more information see Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes or the Nematology Lab NEMATODES OF QUARANTIABLE CONCERN - Nematology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern "...Virtually every plant, from agronomic crops to those found in the natural environment, is host to a variety of plant parasitic nematodes. Some of these nematodes cause such severe damage that it is necessary to monitor and limit their spread. State, national, and international agencies establish regulations to minimize the impact of the pest species..." For more information see Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes or the Nematology Lab NEMATODE VIDEOS (QUICKTIME) - Scott Edwards, Antoon Ploeg's Lab, Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Nematode Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Moves). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematode Videos" include "...M. incognita entering a melon root tip Video; M. incognita egg masses on Tomato Root Video; Paratrichodorus feeding on sudan grass roots Video; Effects of root-knot nematodes on melon Video; The root-knot nematode life cycle Video; etc..." For more information see Antoon Ploeg's Lab or the Department of Nematology NEMATODE VIDEOS (QUICKTIME, REAL PLAYER, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Kris N. Lambert, Plant Molecular Biology and Physiology & Plant Pathology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Multimedia Nematode Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematode Videos" include Wormula Video; Soybean Cyst Nematode Fertilization Video; Sting Nematode Feeding Video; Lesion Nematode Feeding Video; etc..." For more information see the Department of Crop Sciences ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES VIDEOS (QUICKTIME) - Author: Nicole DeCrappeo, D.H. Wall's Soil Biodiversity and Exosystem Functioning Lab, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Multimedia Entomopathogenic Nematodes Videos (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the D.H. Wall's Soil Biodiversity and Exosystem Functioning Lab Plant-Feeding Mites Databases, Lectures, Handbooks, etc. PLANT-FEEDING MITES - Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Plant-Feeding Mites Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Plant-Feeding Mites "...Plant-feeding mites play important roles as agricultural pests of timber, fruits, vegetables, forage crops, ornamentals, and stored grains. In many instances, lack of information about the correct identity of mites, as well as our lack of adequate knowledge regarding their biology and ecology, have hampered our ability to effectively combat these mite pests..." For more information see Mites; Mites & Ticksor the Systematic Entomology Laboratory Whitefly Databases, Lectures, Handbooks, etc. WHITEFLY WEB PAGE - Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Whitefly Databases & Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Whiteflies (family Aleyrodidae) "...are not only injurious to their host plants through feeding, but are also capable of transmitting numerous plant-viral diseases. Worldwide, there are approximately 1,200 described species of whiteflies...." For more information see Systematic Entomology Laboratory INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT VIDEO LECTURES Insect Pest Management Video Lectures INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT DIGITAL VIDEO LIBRARY (FLASH, QUICKTIME, REALPLAYER MEDIA, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Agriculture Pest Management, Lubbock Research & Extension Center, Texas A&M University Multimedia Insect Pest Management Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest Management" Video Subject Categories include Insect Collecting Techniques Videos; Corn Pest Management Videos "...4-Video series designed for growers and scouts, this series explains scouting for corn borers, corn rootworms, and spider mites..." Peanut Pest Management Videos "...10-Video series discusses peanut diseases, insects, scouting, and other aspects of production on the High Plains..." Sorghum Production Videos "...4-Video series: Sorghum midge, greenbug, iron chlorosis, row spacing, and varietal considerations..." Cotton Production Videos "...4-Video series: Sampling techniques, major pests, and beneficial species..." Alfalfa Production Videos "...Practical Alfalfa Considerations for West Texas..." Sunflower Basics Videos "...2-Video series: explain how to estimate percent sunflower bloom and time insecticide applications for head moth control..." For more information see Agriculture Pest Management or the Lubbock Research & Extension Center INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IMAGE DATABASES Plant Diagnostics Image Databases PDIS IMAGE LABRARY (QUICKTIME) - Plant Diagnostics Information System, Great Plains Diagnostic Network, Kansas State University Research and Extension VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Plant Diagnostics Information System "...has been developed to facilitate plant diagnostic lab activities for a consortium of land grant institutions, state departments of agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These labs provide services for plant disease diagnosis, plant identification, and insect identification. PDIS is a system of web and database applications designed to facilitate recordkeeping and communication needs of lab personnel and their customers..." For more information see the Plant Diagnostics Information System IPM Image Databases INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IMAGES - Project Managers: G. Keith Douce & David J. Moorhead; Joint project of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Colorado State University, USDA CSREES and the Southern Plant Diagnostic Network; The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology Multimedia IMP Images (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management Images" Subject Categories include "...Agronomic Crops; Vegetables; Fruits and Nuts; Grain Sorghum and Small Grains; Human and Household Pests; Ornamentals; Pasture and Forage; Lawn and Turf; Honey Bees and Beekeeping; Livestock and Poultry; Post Harvest; Crop Management; Irrigation; Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resources; Taxonomy (Animals, Fungi, Plants, Bacteria, Viruses, etc.); Damage Types (Insects, Diseases, Abiotic Damage, Parasitic & Epiphtic Plants, etc)..." FIELD TECHNIQUES Field Techniqes in IPM Courses, Lectures, etc. FIELD TECHNIQUES IN IPM - O.E. Liburd, Fruit & Vegetable IPM Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida Multimedia Field Techniqes in IPM Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Field Techniqes in IPM" Course Lectures include "...Lecture 2: Biological Control; Lecture 3: Monitoring in IPM programs (Pest Distribution Patterns, Sampling Pattern, Common Sampling Techniques for IPM Programs, etc.); Lecture 4: Pheromone Pest Management; Attract-and-Kill Systems; Host Plant Resistance; Cultural control techniques; etc. Lecture 5: Weed Science Mini--Lecture Field IPM Techniques; etc..." For more information see the Fruit & Vegetable IPM Laboratory; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) or the Department of Entomology and Nematology IMP VIDEOS: FIELD TECHNIQUES (QUICKTIME) - Integrated Pest Management, Department of Entlomology & the Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science, University of Illinois Multimedia IPM Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Integrated Pest Management Videos include "...A Day in the Life of Field Entomologists Video; Scouting for Western Corn Rootworms Video; Wireworm Bait Stations; etc..." For more information see Integrated Pest Management; Department of Entomology or the Department of Crop Sciences

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT: CROPS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, NUTS, LIVESTOCK, ETC. Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANS - NSF Center for IPM as the National Information System of the Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers Multimedia Pest Management Strategic Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pest Management Strategic Plans or the National Information System - Regional IPM Centers HIGH PLAINS IPM GUIDE - Integrated Pest Management Centers & Departments of Entomology at Colorado State University, Montanan State University, Nebraska Universtiy, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University and the University of Wyoming Multimedia High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guides" Subject Categories include "...Crops; Livestock; Horticulture; etc..." PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Hosted by the Integrated Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University Multimedia Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook" Subject Categories include "...Farm-Stored Grains; Hops; Mint; Small Grains; Commercial Vegetables; Hay and Pasture; Legume, Grass, and Field Seed; Tree Fruits; Christmass Tree Plantations; Livestock, Poultry, Fly Control; Calibration, Mixing Tables, Chemigation, Adjuvants; etc..." AGRICULTURE IPM - Integrated Pest Management Center, University of Florida Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc." Subject Categories include "...Ornamentals; Greenhouse; Turf (Pasture & Sod); Field Crops; Vegetables; Citrus; Livestock; Herbs; Sustainable & Organic; etc..." For more information see the Integrated Pest Management EXTENSION ENTOMOLOGY: IPM DATABASES - Extension Entomology, Department of Entomology, Purdue University Multimedia Livestock IPM Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "IPM Database Subject Categories include "...Biological Control; Field Crops; Fruits; Livestock & Poultry; Turfgrass; Vegetables; etc..." For more information see the Extension Entomology - IPM Database or the Department of Entomology GEORGIA PEST MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Pest Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pest Management Handbook Subject Categories include "...Agronomic Crops; Animals & Honey Bees; Horticultural Crops; Trees; Turf; Aquatic Environments; etc..." For more information see Publications or the Department of Entomology INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Department of Entomology and Nematology and EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Insect Pest Management Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest Management" Subject Categories include "...Insects; Integrated Pest Management; Invasive Species; Nematodes; Plant Diseases; Weed Management; Pesticides; etc..." For more information see Topics or EDIS Online, University of Florida IPM: PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Integrated Pest Management, Louisiana State University AgCenter Multimedia Plant Disease Management Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the LSU Integrated Pest Management; Crops or the Louisiana State University AgCenter INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT - Integrated Pest Management Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management" Manuals, Databases, etc. include "...IPM Manuals (Field Crops, Vegetables, Stored Grain, etc.); Apple IPM; Plant Diseases; ENT facts; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT DATABASE - Department of Entomology, Iowa State Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Database - Iowa Insect Information Notes (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Department of Entomology IPM MANUALS & DATABASES - Integrated Pest Management, Department of Entlomology & the Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science, University of Illinois Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Database, Manuals, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management Database, Manuals, etc." Subject Categories include "...Field Crops; Fruits; Vegetables; Landscape & Turf; Greenhouse; Livestock; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology or the Department of Crop Sciences PESTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FLORICULTURE, AND TURF DATABASE - Statewide IPM Project, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Davis Multimedia Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf Database provides "...practical information on pest management techniques and identification for a broad range of California pests. Management suggestions apply to California, but also may be useful in other areas..." For more information see UC IPM Home Page PEST TRACKER - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) and hosted by The Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS), Purdue University Multimedia Pest Control Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pest Control" Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports include "....Insects, Mites & Nematodes; Plant Pathogens; Invasive Weeds; Bio-Control Agents; Mollusks; Slugs; etc..." For more information see the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS) GREENHOUSE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) GREENHOUSE IPM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BIOCONTROLS - College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols Manual "...is designed to educate commercial greenhouse operators, crop consultants, and IPM scouts to develop biocontrol systems for greenhouses that will maximize yields while reducing pesticide usage..." For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences NEW ENGLAND GREENHOUSE FLORULTURE GUIDE: A MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR INSECTS, DISEASES, WEEDS, AND GROWTH REGULATORS - Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators - PDF, 150+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators "...A comprehensive guide for commercial production of greenhouse ornamentals with information on current pest management and growth regulators. Recommendations include IPM and biological control information for greenhouse crops..." "...This manual is a compilation of input from the members of the New England State University Extension Systems of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island..." For more information see Pest Management or Floriculture

CITRUS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) CITRUS IPM - Author: Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, Department of Entomology and the Kearney Agriculture Center, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Citrus Integrated Pest Management Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Research; Kearney Agricultural Center or the Department of Entomology FRUIT TREES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) ORCHARD PEST MANAGEMENT - Elizabeth H. Beers & Jay F. Brunner, Tree Fruit Entomology, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Orchard Pest Management (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Orchard Pest Management" Subject Categories & Subcategies include Concepts of Integrated Pest Management "...Mating Disruption; Insect Growth and Development; etc..." Direct Pests "...Tortricid moths; Leafrollers; Psylla and mealybugs; Fruit flies; etc..." Indirect Pests "...Mites; Spider Mites; Pome Fruit Aphids; Stone Fruit Aphids; Scales; Beetles; Root-feeding Grubs; etc..." Natural Enemies and Beneficial Insects "...Lacewings; Lady Beetles; Predatory Flies; Predatory Bugs; Parasitic Wasps; Honeybee; etc..." For more information see Tree Fruit Entomology or the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center CROP PRODUCTION GUIDE FOR TREE FRUIT - Tree Fruit Entomology, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Crop Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Crop Production Guide for Tree Fruit" - "Spray Guide" Categories include "...General Recommendations; Bee Protection; Fruit and Leaf Injury; Fungicide Resistance Management; Pesticide Interval and Impact Charts; Apple Programs; Pear Programs; Cherry Programs; Peach Programs; Apricot Programs; Plum Programs; Bioregulators; Weed Control; etc..." For more information see Tree Fruit Entomology or the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center TREE FRUIT PEST MANAGEMENT - North Central Washington Tree Fruit Production, Washington State University Extension, Washington State University Multimedia Tree Fruit Pest Management (Text & Iamges). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tree Fruit Pest Management" Guidelines include "...Cougarblight Risk Model Spreadsheet; Fire Blight Management; Cherry Fruit Fly Bait Application; Air-Blast Sprayer Calibration; Boomspray Calibration; Orchard Soil Fumigation; etc..." For more information see the North Central Washington Tree Fruit Production TREE FRUIT PEST PROBLEM SOLVER - Agricultural IPM, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Tree Fruit Problem Solver (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences MUSHROOM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) MUSHROOM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Agricultural IPM, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Mushroom Integrated Pest Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences SORGHUM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) INSECT PEST OF SORGHUM - Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Multimedia Insect Pest of Sorghum (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest of Sorghum" Subject Categories include "...Integrated Pest Management; Insect Pests of Sorghum; Beneficial Insects of Sorghum; Tables; Images; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology VEGETABLES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) VEGETABLE IPM - Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Multimedia Vegetable IPM (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Vegetable Integrated Pest Management" Subject Categories include "...Pest and Beneficial Insect Index; Vegetable Plant Pest Identification Aid; Vegetable Insect Pest Index; Control Method; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology

Plant Viruses PLANT VIRUSES Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) PLANT VIRUSES - DESCRIPTIONS AND LISTS FROM THE VIDE DATABASE - Editors: A. Brunt, K. Crabtree, M. Dallwitz, Adrian Gibbs, L. Watson & E. Zurcher and hosted by the Environmental Research Institute, University of Idaho Multimedia Plant Viruses Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Plant Viruses Database contains "...information on most species of virus known to infect plants, not only those whose virions have been described, but also those like umbraviruses that have no virion protein genes of their own, and use the virion proteins of their symbiotic helper viruses instead..." For more information see the Environmental Research Institute Replanting REPLANT PROBLEMS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) THE REPLANT PROBLEM AND ITS MANAGEMENT - Author: Michael V. McKenry, Kearney Agricultural Center, University of California, Riverside Multimedia The Replant Problem and Its Management - PDF, 90+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Replant Problem and Its Management "...Farmers of tree or vine crops often encounter growth problems when they replant on sites within several years of removing the previous orchard or vineyard. This problem, herein described as the replant problem (RP), includes plant stunting and leaf yellowing in an uneven pattern across a field..." For more information see Research or the Kearney Agricultural Center Postharvest POSTHARVEST Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Postharvest - All Inclusive POSTHARVEST - Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis Multimedia Postharvest Guides, Technical Publications, Modules, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Postharvest Guides, Technical Publications, Modules, etc. Summarizes "...the latest recommendations for maintaining postharvest quality of horticultural perishables. Each fact sheet will include information about maturity and quality indices,..." Examples of "Postharvest" Subject Categories include "...Fruits and Melons Postharvest Modules Vegetables Postharvest Modules; Ornamentals Postharvest Modules; etc..." For more information see Produce Facts; Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center or the Department of Plant Sciences Postharvest Lecture Videos POSTHARVEST VIDEOS - Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center, Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis Multimedia Postharvest Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTERNSIVE. Examples of "Postharvest" Video Lecture Categories & Subcategories include Harvest & Postharvest Handling Systems Video Lectures "... Apple Harvest & Postharvest Handling Video Lecture; Asparagus Harvest & Postharvest Handling Video Lecture; Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Lettuce Harvest & Postharvest Handling Video Lecture; Carrot Postharvest Handling Video Lecture; Grapes: Harvesting California Table Grapes Video Lecture; etc..." Small Scale Postharvest Handling Video Lectures "...Cold Storage for Small Farms Video Lecture; Small-scale postharvest handling practices for horticultural crops Video Lecture; etc..." Handwashing/Hygiene/Washing Produce Video Lectures; etc. For more information see Postharvest Library; Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center or the Department of Plant Sciences Citrus Postharvest CITRUS POSTHARVEST - PostHarvest Center, Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Citrus Postharvest Videos & Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Citrus Postharvest" Videos & Manuals include "...Packinghouse Canker ID Training Materials; Decontamination Training Video; Citrus Canker Videos; Mechanical Damage Videos; Melanose Videos; Scab Videos; Identification of Diseases, Peel Injuries, and Blemishes of Florida Fresh Citrus Fruit; etc..." For more information see Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences Tree Fruit & Nuts Postharvest POSTHARVEST INFORMATION NETWORK - Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Postharvest Information Network (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Postharvest Information Network" Subject Categories include "...Apples; Pears; Cherries; Stone Fruit; Postharvest Practices; Market Diseases of Apples, Pears, and Quinces; etc...." For more information see Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center POSTHARVEST: FRUITS & NUTS - Author: Carlos H. Crisosto, Kearney Agriculture Center, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Fruits & Nuts Postharvest Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Postharvest Fruits & Nuts" Guidelines include "...Physiological Disorders (Freezing, Inking, Internal Breakdown); Examples of "Fruits & Nuts Postharvest Handling" include Apricot; Asian pear; Fig; Kiwi; Nectarine; Olive; Peach; Persimmon; Plum & fresh prune; Table grapes. Quality Evaluation Methodology; Ripening Protocols; etc..." For more information see Research; Kearney Agricultural Center or the Department of Entomology COMMERCIAL STORAGE Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) THE COMMERCIAL STORAGE OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND FLORIST AND NURSEY STOCKS - Editors: K.C Gross, C.Y. Wang & M. Saltviet; Produce Quality and Safety Laboratory, Plant Sciences Institute, Department of Agriculture Multimedia The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks Manual" Chapters include "...Pre-cooling and Storage Facilities; Heat Load Calculation; Controlled Atmosphere Storage; Temperature Preconditioning; Modified Atmosphere Packaging; Wholesale Distribution Center Storage; Grocery Store Display Storage; Chilling & Freezing Injury; Respiratory Metabolism; Ethylene Effects; Commodity Summaries for Fruits, Vegetable Fresh-cut Produce, Floral Crops, Nursery Stock & Nuts Each Commodity Summary includes Horticultural Maturity Indices; Grades, Sizes and Packaging; Pre-Cooling Conditions; Optimum Storage Conditions; Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Considerations; Respiration Rates; Physiological Disorders; Postharvest Pathology; etc..." For more information see The Commercial Storage of Fruits, Vegetables, and Florist and Nursery Stocks Home Page or the Produce Quality and Safety Laboratory; Plant Sciences Institute or the The Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

Greenhouses, Floriculture,
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Greenhouse Design Greehouse Production & Management Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. (Crops, Nursery Plants, Floral Plants, etc.) Container Gardens & Hanging Baskets Production & Management Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. Greenhouse Crop Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets Vegetative Cuttings Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets Potted Orchids Production Calculators & Spreadsheets Floriculture Cost Accounting Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Frame Area Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Fan Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Heating & Cooling Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Lighting Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Solar Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Fertilizers, Sprays, Drench Solutions, etc. Calculators & Spreadsheets Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Guides, Handbooks & Calculators

Greenhouses, Floriculture, Ornamentals, Container Gardens, etc. GREENHOUSE DESIGN VIRTUAL GROWER - Agriculture Research Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Free but requires Registration. Virtual Grower "...s a decision support tool for greenhouse growers. Users can build a greenhouse with a variety of materials for roofs and sidewalls, design the greenhouse style, schedule temperature set points throughout the year..." For more information see Software or Products & Services GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT, NURSERY PLANTS, FLORAL PLANTS, CROPS, ETC. Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports GREENHOUSE: NURSERY, FLORAL & CROPS PRODUCTION - Texas: Nursery, Floral & Landscape Network, Aggie Horticulture Program, Texas Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A & M University Multimedia Greenhouse: Nursery, Floral & Crops Production Manuals, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Texas: Nursery, Floral & Landscape Network or Aggie Horticulture Program Examples of Greenhouse Manuals, Guidelines, Publications, Technical Reports include Texas Greenhouse Management Handbook Texas Greenhouse Management Handbook includes "...Greenhouse Structures; Greenhouse Heating Requirements; Growing Media; Growing Media & pH; Fertilizing Greenhouse Grops; Diagnosing Nutritional Deficiencies; Irrigating Greenhouse Crops; Monitoring the Quality of Irrigation Water; etc..." Floral Merchandising Floral Merchandising includes "...Capturing The Impulse Sale; Top Ten Tips for Boosting Floral Impulse Purchases; Basics of Clean Displays; etc..." GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT - Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia Greenhouse Management Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse Management Manual Subject Categories include "...General Greenhouse Management; Plant Nutrition & Irrigation; Plant Growth Regulators; Greenhouse Engineering..." For more information see Floriculture GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION - Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky Multimedia Commercial Greenhouse Production Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Commercial Greenhouse Production Manuals" Subject Categories include "...Bedding Plants; Perennials; Poinsettias; Garden Mums; Cut Flowers; Greenhouse Vegetables; Greenhouse Pests and Pesticides; Greenhouse Structures; etc..." For more information see the Department of Horticulture GREENHOUSE FOOD PRODUCTION - Mary M. Peet, Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Multimedia Greenhouse Food Production (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY....EXTENSIVE. Examples of Greenhouse Food Production Subject Categories include "...Greenhouse Tomato Production; Irrigation and Fertilization; Cultural Practices; Disease Management; Insect Management and Biological Control; Economics; Physiological Disorders; High Tunnels; Grafting; Energy Management; etc..." For more information see Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education; Crop - Commodity Information or the Department of Horticulture Science GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION & HORTICULTURE - Alabama Cooperative Extension System, Alabama Multimedia Horticulture Production Guides, Greenhouse Production Guides, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Greenhouse Production" Guides include "...Greenhouse Production of African Violets; Annual Vinca; Bedding Plant Snapdragons; Bedding Plant Zinnias; Boston Ferns; Caladiums; Coleus Dianthu; Flowering Hanging Baskets; Gerbera Daisies; Gloxinia Impatiens; Marigolds; Petunias; Poinsettias; Zonal Geranium; etc..." Hydrangeas Production; Pansy Production And Marketing; etc..." For more information see Alabama Cooperative Extension System CONTAINER GARDENS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT - HANGING BASKETS PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports FLORICULTURE: CONTAINER GARDENS & HANGING BASKETS - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program, Texas Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A & M University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see TAMU Floriculture Program or Aggie Horticulture Program Floriculture Program includes Container Gardens Container Gardens Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Design Principles; Color Theory; Color Wheel; Photo Gallery; etc..." Hanging Baskets Hanging Baskets Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Growing Hanging Baskets; Weeks to Finish a Hanging Basket; Number of Plugs/10-inch Basket; Mixed Hanging Baskets; Monoculture Hanging Baskets; Types of Containers for Hanging Baskets; Photo Gallery; etc..." CONTAINER GARDENS CONTAINER RECIPES - Proven Winners, LLC. Multimedia Container Gardens Database & Lessons (Text & Images). Container Recipes includes "...over "600" Combinations of Containers, Window Boxes & Hanging Baskets..." Examples of "Container Gardens" Lessons Step-by-Step Instructions include "...Exposure; Pot Size; Design; etc..." For more information see Proven Winners GREENHOUSE CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. Greenhouse Crop Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) FARM MANAGEMENT - INTERACTIVE GREENHOUSE CROP BUDGET WITH FIVE CROPS - R. Brumfield, Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse Crop Accounting Calculator assists "...greenhouse managers to allocate costs to specific crops..." Greenhouse Crop Accounting Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Greenhouse Crop; Greenhouse Size; Square-feet Week; Greenhouse Sales; Direct Costs; Overhead and Variable Costs; etc..." For more information see Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station Vegetative Cuttings Budget Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) BUDGET FOR PRODUCING VEGETATIVE CUTTINGS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - P. Fisher, Department of Plant Biology and the Cooperative Extension, University of New Hampshires VERY EXTENSIVE. Budget for Producting Vegetative Cuttings Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Fixed Costs; Variable Costs; Cutting Yield for a Species; etc..." For more information see Greenhouse & Floriculture; Agriculture or UNH Cooperative Extension Also See Poinsettia cut flower information for growers Poinsettia cut flower information for floral designers Managing the pH of container growing media Potted Orchids Production Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) HAWAIIAN COST OF PRODUCTION OF POTTED ORCHIDS - S.A. Shehata & K. Nelson, College of Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management, University of Hawaii, Hilo & Hawaiian Agricultural Products (E-Cooperative of Hawaiian Agricultural Products) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...developed to calculate cost of production, net income, and breakeven for orchids farms with various sizes of operations. All results are dependent upon the initial production coefficients and the user's data entered into the outlined text boxes..." Potted Orchids Production Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Variable Costs "...Electricity; Office Expenses; Property Insurance & Taxes; Hourly Wages; Water; Fertilizer; etc..." Orchid Species "...Size of Pots; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Shadehouse; Greenhouse; Packing Shed; Tractors; Trucks; Front Loaders; Irrigation System; Lab Equipment; etc..." For more information see Hawaiian Agricultural Products; Sabry A. Shehata's Home Page; College of Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management or the University of Hawaii, Hilo Floriculture Cost Accounting Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) FLORICULTURE COST ACCOUNTING SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program, Texas A&M University VERY EXTENSIVE. Floriculture Cost Accounting Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Propagation Costs; Medium Costs; Chemical Costs; Container Costs; Labor Costs; Label Costs; Shrinkage; etc..." For more information see TAMU Floriculture Program or Aggie Horticulture Program Also see Container Gardens - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program Container Gardens Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Design Principles; Color Theory; Color Wheel; Photo Gallery; etc..." Hanging Baskets - Floriculture Program, Aggie Horticulture Program Hanging Baskets Lessons, Guidelines, Publications include "...Growing Hanging Baskets; Weeks to Finish a Hanging Basket; Number of Plugs/10-inch Basket; Mixed Hanging Baskets; Monoculture Hanging Baskets; Types of Containers for Hanging Baskets; Photo Gallery; etc..." Container Gardens Container Recipes - Proven Winners, LLC. Container Recipes includes over "600" Combinations of Containers, Window Boxes & Hanging Baskets. Includes Step-by-Step Instructions including: Exposure, Pot Size, Design, etc.

Greenhouse Frame Area Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) GREENHOUSE SURFACE CALCULATOR - ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA "...Select Frame Style: A-Frame or Quonset (Hoop) Frame..." Greenhouse Surface Calculators include: Gable Frame Area Calculator & Lean-to Area Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length, Width & Height of Greenhouse; Height of Sidewalls..." Quonset Frame (Hoop Frame) Area Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length, Width & Height of Greenhouse; Length of Bows..." For more information see ACF Greenhouses Greenhouse Fan Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) GREENHOUSE FAN CALCULATOR - ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA Greenhouse Fan Calculators include: "...Greenhouse Fan CFM Calculator; Greenhouse Intake Shutter Calculator..." For more information see ACF Greenhouses Greenhouse Heating & Cooling Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) GREENHOUSE MANAGEMENT: HEATING CALCULATIONS; COOLING CALCULATIONS; COST ANALYSIS OF SUBSTRATE PREPARATION; POINSETTIA CROP COST ACCOUNTING (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - P.A. Thomas, Department of Horticulture, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse Heating Calculators include: "...Frame Greenhouse Calculator; Quonset Greenhouse Calculator; Gutter-Connected Greenhouse Calculator; etc..." Greenhouse Cooling for Summer & Winter Calculator INPUT Values include: Air Exchange Calculation "...Length, Width, Standard CFM; Elevation; etc..." Exhaust Fan Specifications; Pad Specifications; etc. Cost Analysis of Substrate Preparation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Fixed Costs for Equipment; Mixer System; Substrate Component; Fertilizer Component..." For more information see Greenhouse Management: Hort 4050 or the Department of Horticulture HEAT UNIT CALCULATOR - D. Rhodes, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University Greenhouse Heating "...The growth and development of both plants and insects is strongly temperature dependent..." Heat Unit Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Daily Maximum Temperature; Daily Minimum Temperature; Threshold (Basal) Temperature..." For more information see Interactive Applications; HORT410 - Vegetable Crops; Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Courses or the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture GREENHOUSE HEATING CALCULATORS - ACF Greenhouses, Buffalo Junction, VA VERY EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse Heating Calculators include: Greenhouse Heater BTU Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Area of Structure; Minimum Outside Temperature; Maximum Inside Temperature; Heat Loss Value (includes Heat Loss Chart for the various Coverings on Greenhouses)..." Greenhouse BTU Fuel Consumption Per Hour Calculator. For more information see ACF Greenhouses GREENHOUSE HEAT LOSS (BTU) CALCULATOR - International Greenhouse Company VERY EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse BTU Calculator INPUT Values include: Temperature Inside; Temperature Outside; Number of Connected Houses; Width & Length of House; Sidewall Height; Select Greenhouse Covering on Greenhouse "...Roof Covering; Wall Coverings..." Select Greenhouse Type of Coverings "...Acrylic; CPC; Double Poly; Fiberglass; Glass; Polycarb; etc..." For more information see the International Greenhouse Company Greenhouse Lighting Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) CALCULATING COST OF OPERATING HIGH-PRESURE SODIUM LIGHTS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Cooperative Extension, University of New Hampshires For more information see Greenhouse & Floriculture; Agriculture or UNH Cooperative Extension Solar Greenhouse Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) SOLAR GREENHOUSE - Author: Barbara Bellows, NCAT Agriculture Specialist, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Multimedia Solar Greenhouse Databases, Lessons, Guidelines, Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Solar Greenhouses "...are designed not only to collect solar energy during sunny days but also to store heat for use at night or during periods when it is cloudy. They can either stand alone or be attached to houses or barns. A solar greenhouse may be an underground pit, a shed-type structure, or a quonset hut. Large-scale producers use free-standing solar greenhouses, while attached structures are primarily used by home-scale growers..." Solar Greenhouse Subject Categories include "...Design; Solar Heat Absorption; Solar Heat Storage; Insulation; Ventilation; etc..." For more information see the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Greenhouse Fertilizers, Sprays, Drench Solutions Calculators, Applets & Spreadsheets (xls) LIQUID FERTILIZER FORMULATION CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, British Columbia, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Liquid Fertilizer Formulation Calculator INPUT Values include: Volume of Tank or Injector; Concentration Factor of Major Elements; Concentration Factor of Minor Elements; Vater Analysis "...Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, etc..." Target Amounts of Parts per Million "...Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, etc..." Fertilizer "...Calcium Nitrate, Magnesium Sulphate, Nitric Acid, Zinc Sulphate, etc..." Fertilizer Costs; etc..." For more informaton see BCMAL Fact Sheets & Publications; Ornamentals; Site Map or the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands PGRCALC: GREENHOUSE GROWER SOFTWARE (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University and North Carolina A&T State University Greenhouse Grower Calculator - PGR Calculator "...allows growers to calculate the amounts of A-Rest; Atrimmec; Bonzi; B-Nine; Cycocel; Fascination; Florel; GibGro; Piccolo; ProGibb; and Sumagic needed to create any spray or drench solution you desire..." "...will also calculate your materials cost per application as well as per plant treated. By entering plant dimensions and application rate per unit area, it will calculate the amount of active ingredient each plant received during application..." For more information see Commercial Floriculture Software; Floriculture; Horticulture or the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service GREENHOUSE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls) Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Guides, Handbooks, etc. NEW ENGLAND GREENHOUSE FLORULTURE GUIDE: A MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR INSECTS, DISEASES, WEEDS, AND GROWTH REGULATORS - Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators - PDF, 150+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators "...A comprehensive guide for commercial production of greenhouse ornamentals with information on current pest management and growth regulators. Recommendations include IPM and biological control information for greenhouse crops..." "...This manual is a compilation of input from the members of the New England State University Extension Systems of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island..." For more information see Pest Management or Floriculture GREENHOUSE IPM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BIOCONTROLS - College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols Manual "...is designed to educate commercial greenhouse operators, crop consultants, and IPM scouts to develop biocontrol systems for greenhouses that will maximize yields while reducing pesticide usage..." For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences Greenhouse Integrated Pest Management Calculators & Spreadsheets DEGREE-DAY MODEL: BEET ARMYWORM IN FLORICULTURE AND ORNAMENTAL NURSERIES - University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IMP), U.C. Davis Degree-Day Calculator allows you to "...run a model of beet armyworm in floriculture and ornamental nurseries,..." For more information see UC Pest Management Guidelines for Armyworms and Cutworms on Floriculture and Ornamental Nurseries or Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf

Hydroponics HYDROPONICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS) HYDROPONICS COSTS, BUDGETS, PROFIT, PRODUCTION, ETC. HYDROPONICS BUDGET ANALYSIS SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Hydroponic Vegetable Production, A cooperative effort of Ohio State University's Agricultural Research Center (OARDC), the Agricultural Business Enhancement Center (ABE) and the Toledo Botanical Gardens (TBG) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Hydroponics Budget Analysis "...The single-bay and multiple-bay versions of the spreadsheet are, for the most part, identical. The significant difference between the two is that the multiple-bay spreadsheet has the additional group, starting at row 16, where the user can enter the desired number of bays..." Examples of Hydorponics Budget Analysis Calculators include "...Single-bay Lettuce Budget Analysis Calculator; Multiple-bay Lettuce Budget Analysis Calculator; Single-bay Tomato Budget Analysis Calculator; Multiple-bay Budget Analysis Calculator; etc..." For more information see Decision Support; Hydroponic Vegetable Production or Ohio State University's Agricultural Research & Development Center HYDROPONICS DECISION MODELS (JAVA APPLETS) - Hydroponic Vegetable Production, A cooperative effort of Ohio State University's Agricultural Research Center (OARDC), the Agricultural Business Enhancement Center (ABE) and the Toledo Botanical Gardens (TBG) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Hydroponics Decisions Calculators include: Hydroponics Tomato Decision Analysis Calculator INPUT Values include: Growth State "...Germination, Seeding, Vegetative, Early Fruiting, Mature Fruit..." Lighting; pH; Air Temperature; Root Temperatue; Electric Conductivity; Relative Humidity; etc..." Hydroponics Lettuce Decision Analysis Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Growth State; Climate; pH; Air Temperature; Root Temperatue; Electric Conductivity; Relative Humidity; etc..." For more information see the Ohio State University's Agricultural Research & Development Center HYDROPONICS TOMATO PROFIT CALCULATOR - Aeroponics International Hydroponics Tomato Profit Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Growing Location; Number of Aeroponic Chambers; Number of Tomato Plants per Chamber; Tomato Seed Costs; Electricity Costs; Price per Pound; Pounds Picked per Plant; Days until Harvest..." Hydroponics Tomato Profit Calculator OUTPUT Values include: "...Yield & Profit Potential; Investment Analysis..." For more information see Aeroponics International HYDROPONICS CO2 CALCULATOR - Alantis Hydroponics "...Calculate how much CO2 will be needed to fill a grow room to the optimum level..." Hydroponics CO2 Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Grow Room Length; Grow Room Width; Grow Room Height; CO2 to add in Parts Per Million; Flow Meter Setting or Generator Size in Cubic Feet per Hour..." For more information see References or Alantis Hydroponics HYDROPONICS CALCULATORS - Greentrees Hydroponics For more information see Greentrees Hydroponics Examples of Hydorponics Calculators include Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Program Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Program Calculator INPUT Values include "...Gallons..." Flora Nutrient Weekly Feeding Program Calculator OUTPUT Values include "...Plant Phase (Week 1 thru 10); Hours of Light; Nutrients; Supplements..." Flora Nutrient PPM Calculator Flora Nutrient Parts Per Million (PPM) Calculator INPUT Values include "...Parts; Measurement of the Parts (Teaspoon, Tablespoon, etc.); Total Gallons..."

Plant Breeding, Genetics, Plant Research, etc. PLANT BREEDING, PLANT RESEARCH, PLANT TISSUE CULTURE, GENETICS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports Banana Micropropagation BANANA MICROPROPAGATION - Ian Maguire Multimedia Banana Micropropagation Lectures (Text & Images) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Richard Earle Litz Lab: Plant Tissue Culture at the Tropical Research and Education Center or the Tropical Research & Education Center Rice Breeding Course RICE BREEDING COURSE - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Multimedia Rice Breeding Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Rice Breeding Course" Sections & Subsections include "...Breeding Theory "...Satistics review; Controlling field variability; Multi-environment trials; Correlations among traits; etc..." Breeding Program Management "...Pedigree program management; IRRI irrigated breeding program; Grain quality; Hybrid rice & seed; etc..." Stress & Disease Tolerance; "...Salt tolerance; Submergence tolerance; Drought tolerance; Disease resistance: Blast; Disease resistance: Blight; etc..." Molecular Breeding; Training Materials For more information see Rice Knowledge Bank; IRRI's Cereal Knowledge Bank or the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Rose Breeding & Genetics Video Course ROSE BREEDING AND GENETICS PROGRAM - Millie Burrel, Aggie Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University Multimedia Rose Breeding & Genetics Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Rose Breeding & Genetics" Course Lectures include "...Rose Flower Anatomy; Pollen Collection; Pollination; Processing Rose Seeds; Stratification; Germination; Breeding Strategies; etc..." For more information see Basye Rose Program or Aggie Horticulture Plant Breeding Video Lectures PLANT BREEDING TECHNIQUES (REALPLAYER & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Organic Seed Partnership, Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University Multimedia Plant Breeding Techniques Videos & Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Organic Seed Partnership or the Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics PLANT RESEARCH & METABOLIC ENGINEERING CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) Design of Experiments Calculators DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (DEW) - R.N. Edmondson, Horticulture Research International, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...an interactive tool for the construction of a range of experimental designs useful in practical research...." Horticulture Design of Experiments Calculators include: Simple Treatment Design Calculator INPUT Values include "...Treatment Sets in Model; Number of Treatments; Number of Replicates..." General Factorial Design Calculators include "...General Factorial Treatment Design Cacluator; Split-plot Treatment Design Calculator; Factorial Treatments in Latin and Trojan Squares Calculator..." Factorial 4-level Response Surfaces Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Choose a Number of 4-level Factors; Choose a Number of 2-level Factors; Choose a Number of Replicates..." Metabolic Engineering Calculators METABOLIC ENGINEERING: COMPUTER SIMULATION OF METABOLISM (JAVA APPLETS) - D. Rose, Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Computer Simulation of Metabolism "...This site describes some simple computer routines that can be used to interpret stable isotope and radioisotope tracer kinetics in terms of metabolic fluxes and compartmentation of pools..." For more information see Research Activities; Center for Plant Environmental Stress Physiology or the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Some examples from over "20" Metabolic Engineering Calculators & Applets include Pulse-Chase Labeling Kinetics Simulator Pulse-Chase Labeling Kinetics Simulator With Compartmentation Stable Isotope Pulse-Chase Labeling Kinetics Simulator GS/GOGAT Cycle Simulator Radiolabeling Kinetics Simulator Radiolabeling Kinetics Simulator Assuming Fixed Rates of Modeling PLANT GENETICS DATABASES - PLANT GENOMES DATABASES Plant Genomes Databases - All Inclusive PLANT GENOMES - National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH Multimedia Plant Genomes Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Plant Genomes Databases "...The list of plant sequencing projects in this page includes those that have reached the stage where active sequence determination is currently producing, or is expected in the near future to produce, GenBank accessions toward the goal of determining the sequence of that plant genome. A page of all the land plants for which a group has publicly stated the desire to determine the nucleotide sequence for the organism is available elsewhere..." For more information see National Center for Biotechnology Information Cotton Genome Databases COTTON GENOME DATABASE - Maintained by: Jing Yu, CottonDB Curator Multimedia Cotton Genome Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. CottonDB "...is a database that contains genomic, genetic and taxonomic information for cotton (Gossypium spp.). It serves both as an archival database and as a dynamic database which incorporates new data and user resources..." Grain Genome Databases GRAINGENES: A DATABASE FOR TRITICEAE AND AVENA - USDA Multimeida GrainGenes Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. GrainGenes "...is a suite of services for the Triticeae and Oat communities, including databases, documents, tools, data files, web sites, announcements, curation, and community assistance..." Maize Genome Databases - Corn Genome Databases MAIZEGDB Multimeida Maize Genetics & Genomics Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. MaizeGDB "...is the community database for biological information about the crop plant Zea mays ssp. mays. Genetic, genomic, sequence, gene product, functional characterization, literature reference, and..." Soybean Genome Databases SOYBASE Multimeida SoyBase and the Soybean Breeder's Toolbox (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. TREEGENES Multimeida TreeGenes Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. TreeGenes "...is a forest tree genome database for conifers. Both automatic and manual curation are performed to combine and interrelate information on EST sequences, SNPs, genetic maps, molecular markers, phenotypes and QTL, and publications..." Nutrients NUTRIENTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FOR MORE NUTRIENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SEE FERTILIZER, MANURE & COMPOST CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS NUTRIENT CONTENT OF CROPS: NUTRIENT REMOVED BY HARVEST - National Resources Conservation Service, USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nutrient Content of Crops is "...a tool for calculating the approximate amount of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium that is removed by the harvest of agricultural crops..." Nutrient Content of Crops Calculators (each, contain INPUT Values of Nutrient Information Available; Acres; Yield Per Acre; Yield Unit; Lbs Per Yield Unit; % Moisture) include: Nutrient Content of Cereal and Oil Crops Calculator "...Barley, Buckwheat, Canola, Corn, Flax, Millet-Foxtail, Millet-Pearl, Millet-Proso, Oat, etc..." Nutrient Content of Forage Crops Calculator "...Alfalfa, Bahiagrass, Barley, Bermudagrass, Bluegrass, Bluestem, Bromegrass, etc..." Nutrient Content of Fiber and Miscellaneous Crops Calculator "...Cotton, Jojoba, Mint, Mushroom, Sesame, Sugarbeet, etc..." Nutrient Content of Tree and Fruit Crops Calculator "...Acron, Almonds, Apple, Avocado, Breadfruit, etc..." Nutrient Content of Vegetable Crops Calculator "...Artichoke, Asparagus, Bean, etc..." For more information see the Plants National Database Turfgrass TURFGRASS Databases, Guides, Handbooks, Lessons, Manuals, Publications, Technical Reports Turfgrass Glossary TURFGRASS GLOSSARY - Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education, Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Turfgrass Glossary (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education; Crop - Commodity Information or the Department of Horticulture Science Turfgrass Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guides, Handbooks, Manuals, Textbooks TURFGRASS - Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education, Department of Horticulture Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Turfgrass Databases, Publications, Technical Reports, Guides, Handbooks, Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Turfgrass" Subject Categories include Turfgrasses (Bahlagrass, Bermudagrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Fescue, etc.); Diseases, Insects & Weeds; Dicisions Aids (Disease Identification, Water Aids, etc.); Turfgrass Topics (Athletic Fields, Golf Courses, etc.); etc. For more information see Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education; Crop - Commodity Information or the Department of Horticulture Science TURFGRASS CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) Turfgrass Calculators TURF CALCULATORS & TOOLS - AggieTurf, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University Turf Calculators & Tools include: "...Determine Your Fertilizer Need Calculator; Spreader Calibration Calculator; Soil Testing Calculator..." For more information see Turf Answers 4 You or the Soil & Crop Sciences Department

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